Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng, Welshpool
Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng is a primary school for pupils in Welshpool.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng 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 136 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Year groups range from 13 pupils (Year 5) to 28 (Reception).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,319 per pupil, against £4,372 in 2021-22. It carried forward £26k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng are Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School (0.1 miles), Leighton C.P. School (1 mile), Guilsfield C.P. School (2.8 miles) and Buttington Trewern C.P. School (3.6 miles).
Welshpool Church in Wales Primary SchoolLeighton C.P. SchoolGuilsfield C.P. SchoolButtington Trewern C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Welshpool Rail Station, about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Howell Drive (o/s school), 110 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 y Trallwng's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng is in Powys; for families living there:
Apply to Powys for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Powys is 2 (the median across 95 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 y Trallwng
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng has a defined catchment published by Powys. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Powys 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 y Trallwng?
Apply through Powys, naming Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Powys's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Powys is 2 (the median across 95 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng?
Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng is at Howell Drive, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7AT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)