Ysgol Cerrigydrudion, Corwen

Ysgol Cerrigydrudion 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 88 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Year groups range from 8 pupils (Year 5) to 18 (Year 2).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,236 per pupil, against £4,641 in 2021-22. It carried forward £27k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its March 2024 inspection summarises Ysgol Cerrigydrudion like this:

"Ysgol Gynradd Cerrigydrudion is an inclusive and supportive community that promotes a caring ethos extremely successfully. There are close and warm working relationships between pupils and staff, which foster an enthusiastic learning environment and a beneficial sense that pupils are valued members of the school family. Most pupils make good progress from their starting points. They develop their literacy, numeracy and digital skills purposefully by the end of their time at the school. However, teachers do not always ensure regular opportunities for pupils to develop their independent learning skills. Teachers plan interesting learning activities that engage and hold pupils’ interest successfully."

"They provide stimulating learning experiences for pupils and ensure that activities are suitably paced. However, teachers’ feedback does not always identify the next steps in pupils’ learning effectively enough. Staff provide purposeful opportunities for pupils to learn about their cynefin or local area and about the history and traditions of Wales. As a result, pupils are aware of their locality and show pride and respect towards their community and the Welsh language. Provision for supporting the learning skills of pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) is good. As a result, they make good progress over time against their targets and previous achievements."

"The school’s self-evaluation and quality assurance arrangements are sound. Members of the governing body support the acting headteacher and staff successfully. They have a sound awareness of the school’s strengths and priorities for improvement. They provide an appropriate balance of support and challenge that supports leaders to develop the school purposefully. The school needs to address the safeguarding concerns relating to the school’s site."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Respond to the health and safety concerns relating to the school’s site; (2) Ensure that the quality of teachers’ feedback identifies the next steps in pupils’ learning effectively; (3) Develop regular opportunities to develop pupils’ independent learning skills.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Cerrigydrudion.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cerrigydrudion War Memorial (before), 40 metres away.