Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw, Torfaen
Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw is a middle school for pupils in Torfaen.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw 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 805 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 12% have additional learning needs (25% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 14 pupils (Year 3) to 135 (Year 8).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £9,550 per pupil. It carried forward £795k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw are St Alban's R.C. High School (0.8 miles), West Monmouth Comprehensive School (1.3 miles), Abersychan Comprehensive School (1.3 miles) and Croesyceiliog School (4.4 miles).
St Alban's R.C. High SchoolWest Monmouth Comprehensive SchoolAbersychan Comprehensive SchoolCroesyceiliog School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw (inside), 60 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 Gwynllyw's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw is in Torfaen; for families living there:
Apply to Torfaen for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 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 Torfaen is 7.5 (the median across 32 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 Gwynllyw
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw has a defined catchment published by Torfaen. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Torfaen 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 Gwynllyw?
Apply through Torfaen, naming Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Torfaen's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 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 Torfaen is 7.5 (the median across 32 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw?
Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw is at Heol Folly, Trefddyn, Torfaen, NP4 8JD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)