Ysgol Estyn C.P., Flintshire
Ysgol Estyn C.P. is a primary school for pupils in Flintshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Estyn C.P. in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Estyn C.P. is an English-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 221 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 3% have additional learning needs (12% in 2020/21); and 10% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 25 pupils (Reception) to 30 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,977 per pupil, against £3,819 in 2021-22. It carried forward £50k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Estyn C.P. dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Estyn C.P. 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Ysgol Estyn C.P. in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our staff, Governors and children always provide a warm welcome. Ysgol Estyn is a primary school in Hope which is a small village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately 3 miles from the Wales-England border, on the course of the River Alyn, and less than 5 miles from Wrexham."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, basketball and dance.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Estyn C.P. are Abermorddu C.P. School (0.9 miles), Park Community Primary School (1.8 miles), Ysgol Derwenfa (2.5 miles) and Ysgol Bro Alun (2.6 miles).
Abermorddu C.P. SchoolPark Community Primary SchoolYsgol DerwenfaYsgol Bro Alun
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hope (Flintshire) Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queensway (before), 110 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 Estyn C.P.'s Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Estyn C.P. is in Flintshire; for families living there:
Apply to Flintshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 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.
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Questions parents ask about Ysgol Estyn C.P.
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Estyn C.P.?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Estyn C.P. has a defined catchment published by Flintshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Flintshire 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 Estyn C.P.?
Apply through Flintshire, naming Ysgol Estyn C.P. on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Flintshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Estyn C.P.?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Estyn C.P.?
Ysgol Estyn C.P. is at Hawarden Road, Hope, Flintshire, LL12 9NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)