Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon, Powys

Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon 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 102 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

Year groups range from 12 pupils (Year 1) to 18 (Year 3).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,463 per pupil, against £5,057 in 2021-22. It carried forward £74k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its July 2022 inspection summarises Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon like this:

"Pupils at Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon enjoy learning and are enthusiastic during lessons and in activities around the school. They have strong attitudes to learning due to the positive working relationship with their teachers and assistants. As a result, a contented and inclusive environment permeates the school and the Welsh and English stream work successfully with each other. The school environment promotes beneficial learning opportunities and most pupils learn productively and delight in their lessons. Teaching is sound and, although consistency needs to be ensured in practices when responding to pupils’ work, the teachers’ passion towards making improvements meets pupils’ needs effectively. This helps most pupils to make purposeful progress in developing their skills and understanding and they achieve well from their starting points. Planning is detailed and includes an interesting range of learning experiences that are provided for pupils."

"However, planning does not support effective and consistent progression in pupils’ skills as they move through the school. All staff promote a positive ethos of support and care for pupils in all areas of the school. This encourages pupils to take responsibility for their own wellbeing and behaviour well. As a result, their self-discipline contributes to their positive attitudes to learning and their resilience to persevere with tasks. Staff motivate pupils to gain confidence is themselves as individuals, in addition to developing respect and sensitivity towards the feelings of others. Pupils’ speaking and listening skills are a strength across the school and they make swift progress in their reading in digital skills as they move through the school. As a result, most pupils use these skills successfully across all areas of the curriculum."

"However, a minority of pupils do not develop their extended writing skills and apply their numeracy skills across the curriculum wholly effectively. Leaders evaluate the school’s work thoroughly in planning for improvements. The headteacher provides robust and purposeful leadership and is determined to succeed for the benefit of pupils and the local area. The senior management team and governors share her purposeful vision and work well together to ensure that the school succeeds. The headteacher shares responsibilities effectively among the staff and provides meaningful opportunities for their professional learning. This contributes to a thriving whole-school ethos where, on the whole, staff and particularly pupils, feel that they are valued for their contributions to school life. Ju ly 2022"

Estyn made 4 recommendations: (1) Improve pupils’ skills and raise their standards of extended writing; (2) Ensure that pupils apply their numeracy skills effectively across the curriculum; (3) Plan effective progression in pupils’ skills as they move through the school; (4) Ensure consistency in practices when responding to pupils’ work across the sc hool.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon are Llandinam C.P. School (3.7 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Carno (3.9 miles), Caersws C.P. School (4 miles) and Llanidloes C.P. School (4.5 miles).

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

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trefeglwys School (outside), 110 metres away.