Ysgol Glan Gele, Conwy

Ysgol Glan Gele 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 285 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (31% in 2020/21); 6% are learning English as an additional language; and 12% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 69 pupils (Year 2) to 80 (Reception).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,719 per pupil, against £3,886 in 2021-22. It carried forward £130k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its October 2023 inspection summarises Ysgol Glan Gele like this:

"Ysgol Glan Gele is an inclusive, caring community where everyone’s well-being is a priority. This is a strong feature of the school. This supportive and warm atmosphere helps nearly all pupils settle into school life easily and contributes significantly to pupils’ engagement in school and their readiness to learn. The positive working relationships between pupils and staff encourage all pupils to show a responsible attitude in lessons and demonstrate excellent behaviour around the school. During their time at the school, most pupils make good progress in their learning from their individual starting points, including those pupils with additional learning needs (ALN). The school provides a wide range of support for pupils, and skilful teaching assistants provide useful help in dedicated sessions to address emotional and learning needs."

"The school works closely with a wide range of agencies including health and social care to support pupils and their families. This collaborative approach enables pupils to engage appropriately in their learning. Leaders and teachers have developed a curriculum that reflects the principles of the Curriculum for Wales. They use immersion days to ignite pupils’ interests in their work and allow opportunities for them to contribute their ideas about what they would like to learn. The school provides a broad and balanced range of learning experiences. This includes a wide choice of exciting extra-curricular activities and a variety of educational visits, that enrich the curriculum."

"Many staff use questioning well to develop pupils’ knowledge and understanding. However, teachers do not always provide pupils with activities that meet pupils’ learning needs closely enough or challenge them suitably. Opportunities for pupils to engage in effective outdoor learning are underdeveloped. Leaders and staff share a purposeful vision for the school. They work together well to ensure that the school is successful in its aims. The governing body has a strong understanding of the strengths of the school and works effectively with the headteacher, staff, pupils and parents to support ongoing improvement."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Further develop learning experiences to meet the needs of all pupils and to provide sufficient challenge in learning across the curriculum; (2) Improve the provision for outdoor learning.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Glan Gele are Ysgol Glan Morfa (under 0.1 miles), St Elfod Junior School (under 0.1 miles), St George Controlled Primary School (1.9 miles) and Ysgol Maes Owen (2.4 miles).

The nearest railway station is Abergele & Pensarn Rail Station, about 890 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan (outside), 190 metres away.