Ysgol Clydau, Pembrokeshire

Ysgol Clydau 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 23 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

Year groups range from 1 pupils (Year 3) to 7 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £9,022 per pupil, against £5,011 in 2021-22. It carried forward £19k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its September 2023 inspection summarises Ysgol Clydau like this:

"Ysgol Clydau is a happy, caring and welcoming community. There is a clear emphasis on respecting others and ensuring the best possible standards of well-being for the school’s pupils and staff. Most pupils behave very well and treat each other and adults extremely respectfully and politely. The school has a strong culture of safeguarding and, as a result, pupils feel safe and enjoy their time at the school. Many pupils make suitable progress during their time at the school, for example when developing their language, numeracy and digital skills. They apply these skills appropriately across a range of contexts. Most pupils make good progress in their creative and physical skills and show robust attitudes towards physical activities."

"Teachers and assistants foster a very homely and supportive working relationship with pupils. They are good language models and support pupils to recall previous learning effectively. Staff provide a curriculum that makes purposeful use of the local area and engages the interest and ignites the curiosity of nearly all pupils. At times, teachers do not provide activities that challenge a few pupils to achieve to the best of their ability, particularly those who are more able. When pupils are given an opportunity to do so, they respond positively to feedback and improve their work purposefully. However, feedback for pupils does not focus specifically enough on important aspects for improvement. As a result, too often, pupils are not aware of the next steps in their learning."

"The headteacher has a clear vision for the school that prioritises equal access to well-being, happiness and the best learning experiences for all pupils. This vision is shared purposefully with the school’s pupils, staff, parents and governors. The headteacher is supported in a very dedicated way by a small team of staff. Leaders have an appropriate understanding of the school’s strengths and areas for improvement. The governing body are proud of their school and passionate about their responsibilities. They provide the school’s leaders and staff with purposeful support."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Ensure that teachers’ feedback helps pupils to improve their work; (2) Ensure appropriate challenge for all pupils.

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