Tonmawr Primary School is in the village of Tonmawr in the Pelenna Valley, about five miles north east of Neath. The school has 57 pupils on roll, aged between three and eleven. The school is organised into three classes and one early years’ assessment centre for nursery and reception aged children. All pupils come from homes where English is the first language. No pupils speak English as an additional language and nearly all pupils’ ethnicity is White British. Around 28% of pupils are entitled to free school meals. This is higher than the national and local average. Approximately 20% of pupils in the mainstream have additional learning needs and a few have a statement of special educational needs. This is similar to the national average. In the assessment unit, all pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The school had its last inspection in May 2008. The current headteacher was appointed in September 2011. The individual school budget per pupil for Tonmawr Primary School in 2013-2014 means that the budget is £8,492 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Neath Port Talbot is £8,492 and the minimum is £2,668. Tonmawr Primary School is first out of the 70 primary schools in Neath Port Talbot in terms of its school budget per pupil.