Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe, Swansea
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe is a secondary school for pupils in Swansea.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe 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 825 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (31% in 2020/21); and 2% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 58 pupils (Year 12) to 158 (Year 11).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,724 per pupil, against £4,970 in 2021-22. It carried forward £161k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe are Bishop Vaughan R.C. School (1.1 miles), Pentrehafod School (1.2 miles), Dylan Thomas Community School (1.6 miles) and Cefn Hengoed Community School (2.4 miles).
Bishop Vaughan R.C. SchoolPentrehafod SchoolDylan Thomas Community SchoolCefn Hengoed Community School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swansea Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Heol Hermas (before), 100 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 Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe's Estyn reports.
About
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe is a Welsh-language comprehensive school based in Penlan, Swansea, southwest Wales. It opened in 2003 to complement Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr and to provide additional capacity following the increased demand for Welsh-medium education in the area.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 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 Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe has a defined catchment published by Swansea. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Swansea 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 Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe?
Apply through Swansea, naming Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Swansea's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe?
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe is at Heol Gywrosydd, Penlan, Swansea, SA5 7BU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)