Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed, Bargoed
Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed is a primary school for pupils in Bargoed.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed 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 107 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
20% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Year groups range from 6 pupils (Year 4) to 15 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,914 per pupil, against £3,525 in 2021-22. It carried forward £22k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed are Gilfach Fargoed Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Park Primary School Bargoed (0.5 miles), Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn (0.7 miles) and Pengam Primary School (0.7 miles).
Gilfach Fargoed Primary SchoolPark Primary School BargoedYsgol Gymraeg TrelynPengam Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gilfach Fargoed Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Gwerthonor (opposite), 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 Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed is in Caerphilly; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 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.
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Questions parents ask about Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed has a defined catchment published by Caerphilly. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Caerphilly 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 Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Caerphilly's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed?
Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed is at Commercial Street, Gilfach, Bargoed, CF81 8JG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)