Buttington Trewern C.P. School, Powys

Buttington Trewern 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 136 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs (21% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 16 pupils (Year 1) to 25 (Year 4).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,130 per pupil, against £4,213 in 2021-22. It carried forward £106k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its February 2025 inspection summarises Buttington Trewern C.P. School like this:

"Buttington Trewern Primary School fosters a supportive and inclusive environment with pupil well-being at its heart. Staff build strong working relationships with pupils and their families and encourage positive attitudes to learning and behaviour. The curriculum is carefully structured to develop pupils’ knowledge, skills, and understanding systematically. This enables most pupils, including those with additional learning needs (ALN) and those living in poverty, to make good progress. By the time they leave school, most pupils are articulate, confident, and capable. They apply their literacy, numeracy, and digital skills well in different contexts and work well on their own or in collaboration with others."

"Teachers often listen to pupils’ suggestions about what and how they learn, and plan engaging and purposeful tasks for pupils related to their chosen topics. They use questioning effectively to extend pupils’ thinking and use feedback to develop their skills further. However, teachers do not always plan activities that are challenging enough and enable pupils to achieve as well as they might. The headteacher evaluates the work of the school well and has a good awareness of strengths and areas for development. Middle leaders work together successfully to evaluate their areas of responsibility. However, not all senior leaders have a deep enough understanding of their roles and responsibilities."

"The school has strong partnership with families, values their input and offers regular enrichment activities to help them support their children at home. Governors are highly engaged and provide critical support and challenge to the headteacher. They visit the school regularly to observe sessions and talk to pupils and staff. They manage the school’s resources sensibly and ensure that there is a strong culture of safeguarding."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Clarify the roles and responsibilities of senior leaders and strengthen leadership capacity to ensure that senior leaders operate more strategically; (2) Provide learning activities that offer an appropriate level of challenge so that all pupils can achieve well.

The nearest other state primary schools to Buttington Trewern C.P. School are Leighton C.P. School (3.3 miles), Arddleen C.P. School (3.3 miles), Guilsfield C.P. School (3.4 miles) and Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng (3.6 miles).

The nearest railway station is Welshpool Rail Station, about 3.4 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Little Chef (adjacent), 120 metres away.