Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan, Brecon
Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan is a primary school for pupils in Brecon.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan 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 227 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 20% have additional learning needs; 12% are learning English as an additional language; and 26% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 23 pupils (Reception) to 39 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,282 per pupil. It carried forward £125k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan are Priory C.I.W. School (0.2 miles), Ysgol y Bannau (0.4 miles) and Llanfaes C.P. School (0.6 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mount Street School (outside), 70 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 Golwg Pen y Fan's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan, with their latest published grades:
- Smarties - Day nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
- Willows Day Care Brecon - Day nursery, 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Buttons Nursery - Day nursery, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
- Enfys Fach Nursery - Day nursery, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
- Charlie's Childcare - Day nursery, 0.2 miles
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan is in Powys; for families living there:
Apply to Powys for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
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 Powys is 2 (the median across 95 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 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 Powys is 2 (the median across 95 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan?
Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan is at Mount Street, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7LU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)