Arddleen C.P. School, Powys

Arddleen C.P. School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.

It had 112 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (13% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 13 pupils (Year 6) to 22 (Year 4).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,566 per pupil, against £4,258 in 2021-22. It carried forward £83k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its June 2025 inspection summarises Arddleen C.P. School like this:

"The acting headteacher has worked closely with staff, governors, and pupils to redefine a shared vision for the school. Arddleen is a warm and welcoming school with a strong community feel, where staff and pupils treat each other with care and respect. This creates a calm, nurturing environment that supports learning and development effectively. The school promotes positive behaviour successfully, and nearly all pupils behave well. Leaders have a clear understanding of the school’s strengths and areas for improvement through purposeful monitoring and self-evaluation. Governors are well-informed and provide rigorous challenge and support to school leaders."

"The curriculum is broad, balanced, and purposefully aligned with Curriculum for Wales. Most pupils develop a range of skills effectively and make strong progress. They apply their skills across areas of learning and in real-life situations successfully and benefit from engaging activities, including educational visits across Wales. Teachers use the local area and Wales as one of the main drivers when planning topics. Staff have high expectations for pupils' Welsh language development. They enhance this work effectively through participation in events such as the Llangollen International Eisteddfod."

"Teachers and teaching assistants know pupils well and adapt provision to meet individual needs, including those with additional learning needs (ALN). Support is sensitive and inclusive, resulting in good well-being for pupils with ALN. Most lessons are well-paced and provide appropriate challenge. Teachers take into account what pupils want to learn about. However, allowing pupils greater input into how they want to learn is at an early stage of development. Across the school, there is not a consistent approach to feedback or for how teachers support pupils to refine their work."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Strengthen the quality of feedback provided to pupils and ensure they are given purposeful opportunities to use this information to improve their work; (2) Improve opportunities for pupils to make choices about how they learn and to work independently.

The nearest other state primary schools to Arddleen C.P. School are Llandysilio C.I.W. School (2.1 miles), Carreghofa C.P. School (3.1 miles), Buttington Trewern C.P. School (3.3 miles) and Guilsfield C.P. School (3.6 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Arddleen C.P. School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tabernacle Church (near), 150 metres away.