Ysgol Bro Carmel, Flintshire
Ysgol Bro Carmel is a primary school for pupils in Flintshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Bro Carmel in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Bro Carmel 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 163 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 13% have additional learning needs; and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 12 pupils (Year 1) to 26 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,446 per pupil, against £3,711 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £40k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Bro Carmel dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Bro Carmel 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Bro Carmel are Ysgol Gwenffrwd (1.2 miles); St Winefrides R.C. School (1.3 miles); Ysgol Y Llan, Whitford V.P. (1.4 miles); and Brynford C.P. School (1.6 miles).
Ysgol GwenffrwdSt Winefrides R.C. SchoolYsgol Y Llan, Whitford V.P.Brynford C.P. School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Bro Carmel.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Post Office (outside), 50 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 Bro Carmel's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Bro Carmel
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol Bro Carmel from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Bro Carmel is in Flintshire; for families living there:
Apply to Flintshire 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.
1 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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 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 Bro Carmel
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Bro Carmel?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Bro Carmel has a defined catchment published by Flintshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Flintshire 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 Bro Carmel?
Apply through Flintshire, naming Ysgol Bro Carmel on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Flintshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Bro Carmel?
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. 1 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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Bro Carmel?
Ysgol Bro Carmel is at Carmel Road, Carmel, Flintshire, CH8 8NU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)