Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron, Ceredigion
Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron is a primary school for pupils in Ceredigion.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron 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 228 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 10% have additional learning needs (35% in 2020/21); and 3% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 23 pupils (Year 1) to 33 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,101 per pupil, against £3,835 in 2021-22. It carried forward £56k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron are Ysgol Gynradd Llanarth (3.9 miles), Ysgol Cei Newydd (4.5 miles), Ysgol Llannon (4.6 miles) and Ysgol Bro Sion Cwilt (5.8 miles).
Ysgol Gynradd LlanarthYsgol Cei NewyddYsgol LlannonYsgol Bro Sion Cwilt
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newfoundland Terrace (near), 150 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 Gynradd Aberaeron's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron
Blwyddyn 5 a 6 - Cystadleuaeth Pêl-rwyd Cymysg
1 Oct 2026
Blwyddyn 1 a 2 - Sioe Arad Goch - Ble Mae’r Dail yn Hedfan
30 Sep 2026
Meithrin a Derbyn - Sioe Arad Goch - Ble Mae’r Dail yn Hedfan
29 Sep 2026
Merched a Bechgyn Blwyddyn 5 a 6 - Clwb Pêl-rwyd - 15:30-16:00
28 Sep 2026
Prynhawn Coffi Macmillan - 13:30
25 Sep 2026
Llanerchaeron Blwyddyn 1 a 2
24 Sep 2026
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Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron is in Ceredigion; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
5 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 Ceredigion is 2 (the median across 42 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 Gynradd Aberaeron
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron has a defined catchment published by Ceredigion. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Ceredigion 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 Gynradd Aberaeron?
Apply through Ceredigion, naming Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Ceredigion's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 5 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 Ceredigion is 2 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron?
Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron is at Maes yr Heli, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, SA46 0BQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)