Parc y Tywyn, Burry Port
Parc y Tywyn is a primary school for pupils in Burry Port.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Parc y Tywyn in detail
School in Wales
Parc y Tywyn is a Welsh-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 268 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs (13% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 27 pupils (Year 2) to 38 (Year 1).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,360 per pupil, against £3,741 in 2021-22. It carried forward £88k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Parc y Tywyn dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Parc Y Tywyn School 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Parc y Tywyn in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports, choir, eco club and art.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Parc y Tywyn are Burry Port Community Primary School (0.8 miles), Pembrey C.P. School (1.5 miles), Pwll C.P. Mixed School (1.6 miles) and Trimsaran Community School (2.4 miles).
Burry Port Community Primary SchoolPembrey C.P. SchoolPwll C.P. Mixed SchoolTrimsaran Community School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pembrey & Burry Port Rail Station, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ysgol Parc-y-Tywyn, 100 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 Parc y Tywyn's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Parc y Tywyn from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Parc y Tywyn is in Carmarthenshire; for families living there:
Apply to Carmarthenshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 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 Carmarthenshire is 3 (the median across 121 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 Parc y Tywyn
What is the catchment area for Parc y Tywyn?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Parc y Tywyn has a defined catchment published by Carmarthenshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Carmarthenshire 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 Parc y Tywyn?
Apply through Carmarthenshire, naming Parc y Tywyn on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Carmarthenshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Parc y Tywyn?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 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 Carmarthenshire is 3 (the median across 121 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Parc y Tywyn?
Parc y Tywyn is at Heol Y Bardd, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin), SA16 0NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)