Ysgol Goronwy Owen, Benllech

Ysgol Goronwy Owen 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 144 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs; and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 8 pupils (Reception) to 24 (Year 4).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,624 per pupil, against £4,066 in 2021-22. It carried forward £22k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its March 2023 inspection summarises Ysgol Goronwy Owen like this:

"Ysgol Goronwy Owen is part of the Gwêl y Glannau Federation with Ysgol Gymuned Moelfre. The headteacher provides strong leadership and promotes teamwork across the sites highly successfully. The headteacher has a clear vision based on ensuring high levels of well-being and high standards, with an emphasis on ensuring consistency in the experiences of pupils in the individual schools. Staff work very closely in teaching teams across the federation to plan beneficial and stimulating learning experiences. As a result, teaching is consistently good in nearly all classes. Teachers provide lessons that motivate pupils and encourage them to develop as independent learners effectively."

"They are supported by assistants who promote learning skilfully. They provide care and guidance of a high standard for pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) and emotional needs. Most pupils make sound progress from their starting points. They develop literacy skills successfully and, by the end of their time at the school, most pupils communicate naturally in Welsh. They write purposefully in different genres. However, the over-use of rigid frameworks means that they do not always apply their writing skills fully in work across the curriculum."

"Most pupils use numeracy skills confidently, for example when calculating by using written methods. However, they do not apply their numeracy skills in work across the curriculum as frequently. Across the schools, pupils develop strong digital skills. Leaders know the schools in the federation well. As a result of clear processes and an ethos of honest self-evaluation, they have sound knowledge of the main strengths and areas for development."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Reduce the use of ready-made frameworks to enable pupils to develop their writing skills further in tasks across the curriculum; (2) Provide regular opportunities for pupils to apply their numeracy skills in their work across the curriculum; (3) Comply fully with the statutory guidelines for healthy eating in schools.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Goronwy Owen are Ysgol Gynradd Llanbedrgoch (1.4 miles), Ysgol Gymuned Moelfre (1.6 miles), Ysgol Gymuned Pentraeth (2.8 miles) and Ysgol Y Graig (5.6 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Goronwy Owen.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ysgol Gornowy Owen (after), 50 metres away.