Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School, Colwyn Bay
Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Colwyn Bay.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary 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 404 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (13% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 11% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 42 pupils (Year 1) to 61 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,313 per pupil, against £3,456 in 2021-22. It carried forward £142k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School dates from 2026.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection Report Ysgol Llandrillo Yn Rhos ENG 2005". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School are St Joseph's R.C. Primary School (1.1 miles), Ysgol Glanwydden (1.2 miles), Ysgol Minafon 3-11 Community School (1.4 miles) and Ysgol Pen Y Bryn (1.6 miles).
St Joseph's R.C. Primary SchoolYsgol GlanwyddenYsgol Minafon 3-11 Community SchoolYsgol Pen Y Bryn
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Colwyn Bay Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Llandrillo-yn-Rhos School (after), 90 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School is in Conwy; for families living there:
Apply to Conwy for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Conwy is 3 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School
What is the catchment area for Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School has a defined catchment published by Conwy. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Conwy applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School?
Apply through Conwy, naming Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Conwy's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Conwy is 3 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School?
Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School is at Elwy Road, Llandrillo Yn Rhos, Colwyn Bay, LL28 4LX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)