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Builth Wells C.p. School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
Hospital Road, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3GA · builth.powys.sch.uk · 01982 553600
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected February 2026
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 238
- Local authority
- Powys
- Language
- Welsh and English (dual language)
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 15.5%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- Too few to publish
- StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 3.4%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in February 2026. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · February 2026
- Strengthen opportunities for pupils to make independent choices about their learning
All reports
- Feb 2026Inspection reportLast full
- Feb 2026Summary for parents and carers
- Nov 2018Outcome of Estyn review
Mar 2017Inspection report7 recommendations
- Raise standards of pupils' English reading and writing skills in the English stream and pupils' writing skills in both languages in the Welsh stream at key… Full report
- Improve the standards of pupils' Welsh second language oracy skills and increase pupils' use of the language outside Welsh lessons
- Improve pupils' ability to work independently and to take responsibility for their own learning
- Improve the consistency and quality of teaching to ensure that pupils of all abilities make the best progress they are capable of making
- Develop the leadership skills of all staff and the role of governors in holding the school to account for its outcomes
- Strengthen the skills of leaders at all levels to bring more rigour and accountability to monitoring activities in order to raise the quality of teaching and… Full report
- Address the health and safety issue identified during the inspection
- Jul 2011Inspection report