Ysgol Eifionydd, Gwynedd
Ysgol Eifionydd is a secondary school for pupils in Gwynedd.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Eifionydd in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Eifionydd 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 367 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 15% have additional learning needs; 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 6% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 61 pupils (Year 10) to 84 (Year 9).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,378 per pupil, against £5,597 in 2021-22. It carried forward £214k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Eifionydd dates from 2018.
Next scheduled Estyn inspection or visit: 5 October 2026 (Core).
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Eifionydd 2018". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Porthmadog Rail Station, about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ysgol Eifionydd (in), 80 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 Eifionydd's Estyn reports.
About
Ysgol Eifionydd is a bilingual co-educational comprehensive school for 11-16 year-old pupils. It is situated in the town of Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Eifionydd
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Eifionydd 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 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 Eifionydd
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Eifionydd?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Eifionydd 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 Eifionydd?
Apply through Gwynedd, naming Ysgol Eifionydd 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 Eifionydd?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 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 Eifionydd?
Ysgol Eifionydd is at Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9HS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)