Ysgol Ardudwy, Gwynedd
Ysgol Ardudwy is a secondary school for pupils in Gwynedd.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Ardudwy in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Ardudwy 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 335 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 16% have additional learning needs (30% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 60 pupils (Year 8) to 72 (Year 7).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,499 per pupil, against £5,913 in 2021-22. It carried forward £303k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Ardudwy dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Ardudwy 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Harlech Rail Station, about 140 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harlech Ysgol Ardudwy, 80 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 Ardudwy's Estyn reports.
About
Ysgol Ardudwy is a bilingual secondary school for 11–16 year olds at Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. It serves the seaside communities of Penrhyndeudraeth, Harlech, Abermaw (Barmouth) and nearby villages.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Ardudwy
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Ardudwy is in Gwynedd; for families living there:
Apply to Gwynedd 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
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
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, 1 serious and 1 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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 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 Ardudwy
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Ardudwy?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Ardudwy has a defined catchment published by Gwynedd. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Gwynedd 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 Ardudwy?
Apply through Gwynedd, naming Ysgol Ardudwy on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Gwynedd's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Ardudwy?
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, 1 serious and 1 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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Ardudwy?
Ysgol Ardudwy is at Ffordd Y Traeth, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2UH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)