Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg, Barry

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg 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 1394 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 3% have additional learning needs (13% in 2020/21); and 5% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 19 pupils (Reception) to 208 (Year 9).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,210 per pupil, against £4,437 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £380k.

Estyn's report on its April 2026 inspection summarises Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg like this:

"Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg is a caring and inclusive community where most pupils take pride in being Welsh and demonstrate very positive attitudes towards the Welsh language. Nearly all teachers foster productive working relationships with pupils and provide a purposeful learning environment in which there are high expectations in terms of behaviour and engagement. Many pupils make at least the expected progress in their learning, including pupils with additional learning needs and pupils in the ‘Hafan’ provision. A minority of pupils make strong and swift progress as a result of very effective teaching. The school provides a broad and rich curriculum, including an extensive range of valuable extra-curricular experiences. These have a significant effect on pupils’ personal and social development. Provision to develop pupils’ oracy skills is a notable strength."

"The school also strongly prioritises the development of pupils’ reading skills, including encouraging them to read for pleasure and providing suitable opportunities for them to use their advanced reading skills in subjects across the curriculum. The school promotes pupils’ understanding of equality, diversity and anti-racism successfully. The work of the ethnic minority pupil group has had a beneficial influence on developing provision that celebrates diversity and raises staff’s awareness of pupils’ real-life experiences. The upper school’s numeracy provision is strong and provides rich opportunities for pupils to apply their skills in different subjects. However, opportunities for lower school pupils to apply their numeracy skills in different contexts are not always consistent enough. Although there are many useful opportunities for pupils to develop digital skills across the curriculum, provision is not co-ordinated fully to ensure that pupils develop their skills progressively over time. The school provides a wide range of support and assistance for pupils’ well-being."

"Most pupils behave well and feel safe at school. Provision to support pupils with additional learning needs, including the ‘Hafan’ provision, is a strong feature. Leaders and governors have ensured a number of important improvements and promote a strong culture of co-operation and professional learning. A notable element of this is the valuable enquiry projects undertaken by teachers. Although attendance has improved recently, attendance levels over time are too low. The school is also working with the local authority in relation to the financial deficit."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Improve attendance; (2) Ensure that opportunities for pupils to apply their numeracy and digital skills are consistent across the school; (3) Work with the local authority to address the budget deficit.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg are Whitmore High School (0.1 miles), Pencoedtre High School (1.1 miles), St Richard Gwyn R.C. High School (2 miles) and Mary Immaculate R.C. High School (3.7 miles).

The nearest railway station is Barry Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barry Hospital (near), 260 metres away.