Ysgol Aberporth, Ceredigion
Ysgol Aberporth is a primary school for pupils in Ceredigion.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Aberporth in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Aberporth 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 163 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 20% have additional learning needs (27% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 17 pupils (Year 1) to 29 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,284 per pupil, against £4,907 in 2021-22. It carried forward £114k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Aberporth dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Aberporth 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Aberporth are Ysgol Penparc (3 miles), Ysgol T. Llew Jones (4.7 miles), Ysgol Llechryd (5.2 miles) and Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi (5.7 miles).
Ysgol PenparcYsgol T. Llew JonesYsgol LlechrydYsgol Gynradd Aberteifi
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Aberporth.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rhiw y Plas Chapel (outside), 210 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 Ysgol Aberporth's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Aberporth
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol Aberporth from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Aberporth is in Ceredigion; for families living there:
Apply to Ceredigion for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Ceredigion is 2 (the median across 42 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Ysgol Aberporth
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Aberporth?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Aberporth has a defined catchment published by Ceredigion. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Ceredigion 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 Ysgol Aberporth?
Apply through Ceredigion, naming Ysgol Aberporth on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Ceredigion's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Aberporth?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Ceredigion is 2 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Aberporth?
Ysgol Aberporth is at Aberporth, Aberteifi, Ceredigion, SA43 2DE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)