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Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw
All-through · Ages 3–19 · Middle school (ages 3-19)
Heol Folly, Trefddyn, Pontypool, Torfaen NP4 8JD · 01495 750405
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected April 2019
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 808
- Local authority
- Torfaen
- Language
- Welsh medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 12.3%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 0.9%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 378.9 (Wales: 354.3).
Welsh Government’s interim Key Stage 4 measures for Year 11 (points scores), from My Local School, and never set beside England’s.
Capped 9
| 2024/25 · points | Trend | School | Wales | Similar schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378.9 | 354.3 | 366.3 | ||
| 41.9 | 38.6 | 41.9 | ||
| 36.7 | 36.0 | 36.4 | ||
| 38.1 | 35.8 | 37.0 | ||
| 32.8 | 29.0 | 38.0 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in April 2019. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning adequate and needs improvement; Teaching and learning experiences unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement; Care, support and guidance adequate and needs improvement; Leadership and management unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Adequate |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Unsatisfactory |
| Care, support and guidance | Adequate |
| Leadership and management | Unsatisfactory |
Recommendations · April 2019
- Improve standards, particularly the standards of boys and more able pupils
- Improve the quality of teaching and assessment
- Improve provision to develop pupils' skills in literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology (ICT)
- Improve the quality and effect of leadership at all levels
- Improve the rigour and effectiveness of quality improvement processes
All reports
- Feb 2023Monitoring visit
- Apr 2019Inspection reportLast full