Ysgol Glanwydden, Conwy
Ysgol Glanwydden is a primary school for pupils in Conwy.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ysgol Glanwydden in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Glanwydden is a bilingual (Welsh and English) school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 302 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (16% in 2020/21); 5% are learning English as an additional language; and 8% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 29 pupils (Year 1) to 41 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,159 per pupil, against £3,544 in 2021-22. It carried forward £44k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Glanwydden dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Glanwydden 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Glanwydden are Ysgol Bodafon (0.8 miles), Llandrillo Yn Rhos Primary School (1.2 miles), Ysgol Craig Y Don (1.6 miles) and Ysgol Minafon 3-11 Community School (1.6 miles).
Ysgol BodafonLlandrillo Yn Rhos Primary SchoolYsgol Craig Y DonYsgol Minafon 3-11 Community School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Llandudno Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grodir (outside), 280 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 Glanwydden's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Glanwydden
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol Glanwydden from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Glanwydden is in Conwy; for families living there:
Apply to Conwy for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
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 Conwy is 3 (the median across 61 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 Glanwydden
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Glanwydden?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Glanwydden has a defined catchment published by Conwy. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Conwy 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 Glanwydden?
Apply through Conwy, naming Ysgol Glanwydden on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Conwy's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Glanwydden?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 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 Conwy is 3 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Glanwydden?
Ysgol Glanwydden is at Ffordd Derwen, Bae Penrhyn, Conwy, LL30 3LB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)