Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta, Hengoed

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta 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 269 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs (20% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 21 pupils (Reception) to 40 (Year 3).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,891 per pupil, against £3,469 in 2021-22. It carried forward £51k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its April 2024 inspection summarises Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta like this:

"Nearly all pupils are extremely proud of their school and that they belong to the Bro Allta family. They feel happy and safe within a highly inclusive, homely and caring environment. Nearly all pupils behave excellently at school and make sound progress from their starting points in all aspects of their work. They are extremely polite and respectful towards each other, staff and visitors. Their understanding of their community responsibilities is one of the main characteristics of the school."

"They appreciate the fact that all are given extensive opportunities to undertake leadership roles on various committees over time. The headteacher is an effective leader who places value on providing the best education for pupils in a happy and safe environment. Staff work together successfully to create a familial and inclusive community that promotes continuous respect between pupils and adults. Four words are used to summarise what is important at the school, namely: Welshness, Kindness, Responsibility and Courtesy. Pupils are aware of these and refer to them regularly."

"The school has comprehensive processes to identify what it does well and what needs to be improved and it has successful procedures to make the necessary improvements. The working relationship between staff and pupils is a strength across the school. Staff work together extremely effectively to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that encourages pupils to enjoy their learning, and develop most of their literacy, numeracy and digital skills, along with other skills, highly effectively. Although teachers have high expectations of pupils in nearly all areas, these are not always cohesive enough to support pupils to apply their extended writing skills to a consistent standard in a few of them. Staff promote the use of the Welsh language purposefully through a range of formal and informal activities and pupils respond positively to this."

Estyn made 1 recommendation: (1) Ensure that all teachers have high and shared expectations to support pupils to apply their extended writing skills to a consistent standard.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta are Ystrad Mynach Primary (under 0.1 miles), Hengoed Primary School (0.7 miles), Maesycwmmer Primary School (0.8 miles) and Ysgol Penalltau (1 mile).

The nearest railway station is Ystrad Mynach Rail Station, about 170 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office, 150 metres away.