Y.G.G. Bryn-Y-Mor, Abertawe

Y.G.G. Bryn-Y-Mor 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 304 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

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

Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs (15% in 2020/21); and 10% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 26 pupils (Year 5) to 50 (Year 2).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,089 per pupil, against £3,542 in 2021-22. It carried forward £243k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its January 2024 inspection summarises Y.G.G. Bryn-Y-Mor like this:

"Pupils, staff and parents are proud of the school’s happy and friendly ethos. Pupils feel very safe within the school’s homely and inclusive feel, where everyone respects and cares greatly for each other. The Welsh language is at the heart of the school and pupils’ show pride in their language. They use the language completely naturally both inside and outside the classroom. Under the headteacher’s knowledgeable leadership, staff provide an innovative and exciting curriculum that enables pupils to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to support their work. This is a strong feature."

"Teachers give pupils’ ideas careful consideration and provide opportunities for them to choose how they would like to learn. Although provision is robust in most classes, it does not challenge a few pupils in the foundation learning phase sufficiently. As a result, they do not achieve to the best of their ability. Pupils’ attitudes to learning are excellent and their behaviour is excellent. Most engage immediately at the beginning of each lesson and show perseverance and resilience in what they achieve. Pupils assess their own work and that of their peers successfully and maturely."

"However, teachers’ written responses to help pupils to know what they need to do to improve and how they can improve their work are inconsistent. The headteacher has a clear and robust vision for the school, which is based on developing pupils’ well-being and opportunities for them to thrive. Governors are very supportive of the school and show a good awareness of their roles and responsibilities. They support leaders and staff effectively. The headteacher, with the support of staff and governors, promotes a robust culture of safeguarding."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Improve provision in the foundation learning phase to ensure that pupils are challenged to achieve to the best of their ability; (2) Strengthen feedback for pupils to help them know what they need to do to improve their work.

The nearest other state primary schools to Y.G.G. Bryn-Y-Mor are Brynmill Primary School (0.1 miles), Christchurch (C.I.W.) Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.5 miles), St Helen's Primary School (0.6 miles) and Terrace Road Primary School (0.9 miles).

The nearest railway station is Swansea Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marlborough Road (o/s 23), 120 metres away.