Ysgol Gymraeg Teilo Sant, Sir Gaerfyrddin

Ysgol Gymraeg Teilo Sant 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 170 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

Year groups range from 11 pupils (Reception) to 29 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,107 per pupil, against £3,516 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £80k.

Estyn's report on its May 2024 inspection summarises Ysgol Gymraeg Teilo Sant like this:

"Nearly all pupils enjoy coming to school. They are happy and feel valued by staff. Nearly all behave excellently. They are extremely polite towards each other and visitors. Most enjoy learning in a Welsh environment. They are confident, ambitious and creative learners who complete their tasks without fuss."

"They concentrate well for appropriate periods and persevere with their tasks conscientiously. Nearly all make sound progress from their starting points in all aspects of their learning and communicate completely naturally in Welsh by using the dialect of the Tywi Valley. Pupils are given many opportunities to express an opinion about what happens at the school, including their role on the different councils. Currently, only Year 6 pupils are on the school council and they are extremely active in representing their peers to improve aspects of school life. However, the current situation does not provide pupils from other classes with an opportunity to contribute to the council’s work or learn from the existing members how to run the council when their opportunity comes. The headteacher and assistant headteacher work together extremely effectively to provide the school with firm leadership."

"They have high expectations of themselves, teachers, assistants and pupils. They demonstrate good values and a high level of professional conduct which contribute highly positively to ensuring that the school is a homely haven for pupils and staff. They ensure that the standard of teaching, learning and care is very good. Together with the staff, they work well as a team to lead teaching and provide a broad and interesting curriculum for pupils, which captures their imagination and encourages them to be eager to learn. The curriculum reflects the cultural, linguistic and diverse nature of the local area, Wales and the wider world very successfully."

Estyn made 1 recommendation: (1) Ensure that the school council includes pupils from different classes so that the younger ones can learn from their older peers how to operate effectively on committees.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gymraeg Teilo Sant are Llandeilo C.P. School (under 0.1 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Ffairfach (0.8 miles), Llandybie Primary (4.5 miles) and Cwrt Henry (4.7 miles).

The nearest railway station is Llandeilo Rail Station, about 280 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Station Road, 110 metres away.