Ysgol Gymuned Bryngwran, Caergybi

Ysgol Gymuned Bryngwran 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 47 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

Of its pupils, 23% have additional learning needs (19% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 3 pupils (Year 1) to 10 (Year 5).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £8,689 per pupil, against £5,837 in 2021-22. It carried forward £24k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its February 2025 inspection summarises Ysgol Gymuned Bryngwran like this:

"Ysgol Gymuned Bryngwran is an inclusive learning community that ensures that the well- being, care and happiness of all pupils is an integral part of the school's Welsh ethos. Pupils' innate pride towards their school is very evident, with a strong sense of belonging to one family being a distinctive element of the school community. One of the school’s most prominent qualities is the way in which staff nurture and maintain pupils' personal and social skills through a variety of timely arrangements and innovative support programmes. Supportive working relationships between pupils and staff ensure that they know who to turn to for help and support. Most pupils make consistent progress in a good range of skills from their starting points, by making sound progress in their reading and digital skills by the end of their time at the school. The creative experiences for fostering pupils' artistic and expressive skills are a strong feature of the provision."

"A creative, broad and balanced curriculum is provided which builds coherently on pupils' understanding of their skills effectively. Teachers are influential language models and they plan a good range of meaningful and rich learning experiences that reflect the nature and local context of the school successfully. Pupils have regular opportunities to suggest ideas as part of the learning activities. However, teachers do not provide learning experiences that challenge the most able pupils regularly enough. Staff know all pupils well and meet the needs of different groups of pupils purposefully. They use an appropriate range of questioning methods effectively to support pupils' understanding as well as guide the direction of their learning."

"However, teachers do not provide pupils with feedback that is effective enough to support them to identify the next steps in their learning. Members of the governing body support the headteacher and staff appropriately. Regular evaluations by the headteacher and governing body create an appropriate picture of the school's strengths and areas for improvement. Staff have a productive relationship with the neighbouring primary and secondary schools, which facilitates effective transition arrangements. The headteacher and staff foster proactive partnerships with parents and the local community which contribute significantly to the welcoming and family ethos."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Ensure that learning activities challenge the more able pupils consistently; (2) Ensure that teachers’ feedback supports pupils to identify the next steps in their learning.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gymuned Bryngwran are Ysgol Gynradd Bodedern (1.9 miles), Ysgol y Tywyn (2.3 miles), Ysgol Caergeiliog Foundation School (2.3 miles) and Ysgol Gynradd Pencarnisiog (2.4 miles).

The nearest railway station is Rhosneigr Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (before), 80 metres away.