Minera Aided Primary School, Wrexham

Minera Aided 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 80 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

22% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 11% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 7 pupils (Year 6) to 17 (Year 2).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,794 per pupil, against £4,481 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £35k.

Estyn's report on its March 2023 inspection summarises Minera Aided Primary School like this:

"Most pupils start Minera Primary School with weak literacy and numeracy skills. From these starting points and over time they do not make sufficient progress in the development of these skills, particularly in the development of writing. Nearly all pupils behave well, and most younger pupils engage enthusiastically in the outdoor learning environment where they begin to learn through exploration. The school has begun to develop its curriculum in line with Curriculum for Wales based around a range of themes. Teachers are starting to enhance learning suitably through a range of trips and visits. However, provision for the progressive development of key skills such as literacy and numeracy is underdeveloped. As a result, the majority of pupils do not progress as well as they should in these areas."

"Teachers and support staff prioritise pupils’ well-being and forge positive relationships with them. This supports pupils to feel safe and to be considerate and respectful to others. However, teaching does not consistently meet the needs of all pupils well enough. Too often, teachers’ expectations of what pupils can achieve are too low and the pace of learning is too slow. Teachers rely heavily on standardised test data and do not use day-to-day assessment well enough to ensure that all pupils make the progress they are capable of making. The school is inclusive and provision for pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) is appropriate. As a result, most pupils with ALN make suitable progress against their individual targets."

"Leaders and teachers promote a strong safeguarding culture, and they develop pupils’ spiritual, moral and social skills well. Whilst the school promotes the benefits of healthy eating appropriately, a minority of pupils eat unhealthy snacks at breaktimes. Following a period of staffing change and uncertainty leaders have put in place a new leadership structure. These roles are at an early stage of development. Leaders have begun to work with staff to address a few improvement priorities including reading and ALN. However, generally, leaders have not monitored the school’s work carefully enough. As a result, they do not identify important aspects of the school’s provision and teaching that require improvement."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Improve leadership at all levels ensuring that self-evaluation and school improvement actions focus on identifying and addressing the key improvements in teaching and learning; (2) Improve the quality of teaching and assessment to ensure that pupils make appropriate progress, particularly in writing; (3) Improve the curriculum and provision for the progressive development of pupils’ skills.

The nearest other state primary schools to Minera Aided Primary School are Ysgol Bryn Tabor (0.9 miles), Penygelli Primary (0.9 miles), Bwlchgwyn C.P. School (1 mile) and Tanyfron C.P. School (1.6 miles).

The nearest railway station is Gwersyllt Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Minera Post Office (after school), 70 metres away.