Guilsfield C.P. School, Powys

Guilsfield 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 134 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs; and 5% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 12 pupils (Year 4) to 28 (Year 3).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,977 per pupil, against £3,846 in 2021-22. It carried forward £180k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its November 2023 inspection summarises Guilsfield C.P. School like this:

"Guilsfield Primary is a happy school where pupils and staff feel valued and cared for. Staff meet pupils’ social and emotional needs well. They deal with pupils’ concerns thoughtfully, appropriately and in a timely manner. During their time in school most pupils generally make appropriate progress as learners and develop as confident individuals. Most pupils start school with good communication and personal and social skills. They settle into school life quickly and engage positively with each other and adults."

"They show genuine pride in their work and are very kind and caring to one another. Older pupils in particular look out for the younger pupils and offer them friendship and support. When given the opportunity, nearly all pupils take on leadership roles and responsibilities with maturity and diligence. The very recently appointed head teacher is beginning to establish a vision for the school. Pupils’ well-being is at the heart of this vision. However, leaders do not consider well enough the local context of the school and its community or pay appropriate attention of the pupils’ interests in their curriculum planning."

"Teachers do not plan carefully enough to meet the needs of all learners and, as a result, pupils do not always make the progress they could. Teachers do not always provide the right level of challenge to ensure that pupils achieve their potential. Leaders’ monitoring of the school’s provision does not focus well enough on pupils’ progress and governors do not take an active role in the monitoring process. Although leaders identify suitable areas for improvement in the school’s work, their actions do not always result in sufficient improvements in outcomes for pupils."

Estyn made 4 recommendations: (1) Strengthen arrangements to monitor pupils’ use of shared community spaces; (2) Ensure that all leaders, including the governing body, robustly monitor and evaluate learning and teaching to secure improvement; (3) Address the inconsistencies in the quality of teaching across the school with a particular focus on ensuring that all pupils are challenged effectively; (4) Develop the school curriculum to include relevant and authentic learning experiences that meet the needs of learners.

The nearest other state primary schools to Guilsfield C.P. School are Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School (2.7 miles), Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng (2.8 miles), Buttington Trewern C.P. School (3.4 miles) and Leighton C.P. School (3.5 miles).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Welshpool Raven Square Station (W&LLR), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oak Inn (before), 150 metres away.