Brynteg County School, Wrexham

Brynteg County 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 157 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (36% in 2020/21); 6% are learning English as an additional language; and 12% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 17 pupils (Year 1) to 28 (Year 4).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,197 per pupil, against £4,253 in 2021-22. It carried forward £30k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its January 2026 inspection summarises Brynteg County School like this:

"Brynteg County Primary School is a welcoming and friendly school where pupils feel safe and cared for. Overall, leaders and staff prioritise pupils’ well-being effectively. The school’s warm and engaging learning environment ensures that many pupils enjoy coming school and settle quickly to their learning. Daily check-ins allow pupils time to talk with staff or time to calm and regulate, in readiness for learning. Staff know pupils and their families well. They provide a range of valuable emotional support for pupils when needed. Most pupils behave well. They are polite and courteous and play well together. In lessons, most pupils follow instructions well."

"Many teachers plan engaging activities based on themes pupils have suggested. A range of visits enrich pupils’ learning effectively. Pupils have valuable opportunities to learn about Wales, and to practise Welsh, but their progress in developing their Welsh language speaking skills is slow. Leaders use professional learning to improve aspects of teaching and learning. A focus on writing, for example, supports many pupils to make good progress in developing their writing skills. Younger pupils make good progress in reading, using strategies that help them decode words and read with increasing fluency. Leaders and teachers do not ensure that the school’s curriculum is planned or delivered effectively enough to support the progressive development of the full range of pupils’ skills. This means that pupils do not make the progress they could in important aspects of their learning including numeracy and digital competence. Younger pupils benefit from valuable opportunities to learn independently and think creatively."

"In many lessons though, older pupils listen for long periods, and the pace of teaching is too slow. In around a half of these lessons, learning is not matched suitably to pupils’ needs and is over-directed by staff. These features of teaching limit the progress of too many older pupils. Governors are supportive of the school and leaders generally manage spending appropriately. Leaders focus the pupil development grant appropriately to develop speech and language skills and provide well-being support for pupils from low-income households. However, self-evaluation processes are underdeveloped and do not focus sufficiently on teaching and learning. This means leaders do not prioritise or address important weaknesses in teaching."

Estyn made 4 recommendations: (1) Ensure that leaders use monitoring and self-evaluation effectively to address the most important areas for improvement; (2) Improve the quality of teaching to ensure all pupils make consistently strong progress in their learning; (3) Develop the curriculum to ensure it enables pupils to develop and apply their numeracy, digital and Welsh skills progressively; (4) Address persistent absence and improve the attendance for pupils eligible for free school meals.

Estyn follow-up status: Significant Improvement.

The nearest other state primary schools to Brynteg County School are Ysgol Penrhyn New Broughton Primary (0.5 miles), Tanyfron C.P. School (0.5 miles), Black Lane C.P. School (0.7 miles) and Ysgol Heulfan (0.9 miles).

The nearest railway station is Gwersyllt Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Road (before), 220 metres away.