Ysgol Bro Idris, Dolgellau
Ysgol Bro Idris is a middle school for pupils in Dolgellau.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Bro Idris in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Bro Idris 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 528 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 10% have additional learning needs (17% in 2020/21); and 3% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 26 pupils (Reception) to 52 (Year 6).
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Bro Idris dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Bro Idris 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Bro Idris.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hospital (before), 90 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 Idris's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Bro Idris
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol Bro Idris from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Bro Idris 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 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 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 Bro Idris
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Bro Idris?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Bro Idris 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 Bro Idris?
Apply through Gwynedd, naming Ysgol Bro Idris 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 Bro Idris?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Bro Idris?
Ysgol Bro Idris is at Dolgellau, LL40 1HY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)