Ysgol Gynradd Abererch, Gwynedd
Ysgol Gynradd Abererch is a primary school for pupils in Gwynedd.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gynradd Abererch in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gynradd Abererch 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 73 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Year groups range from 5 pupils (Year 1) to 14 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,663 per pupil, against £4,750 in 2021-22. It carried forward £39k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gynradd Abererch dates from 2024.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gynradd Abererch 2024". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gynradd Abererch are Ysgol Bro Plenydd (1.6 miles), Ysgol Cymerau (2.2 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Chwilog (2.4 miles) and Ysgol Gynradd Llangybi (3.1 miles).
Ysgol Bro PlenyddYsgol CymerauYsgol Gynradd ChwilogYsgol Gynradd Llangybi
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Abererch Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ysgol Abererch (before), 10 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 Abererch's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Gynradd Abererch is in Gwynedd; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 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 Abererch
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gynradd Abererch?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gynradd Abererch has a defined catchment published by Gwynedd. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Gwynedd 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 Abererch?
Apply through Gwynedd, naming Ysgol Gynradd Abererch on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Gwynedd's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gynradd Abererch?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gynradd Abererch?
Ysgol Gynradd Abererch is at Abererch, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 6YU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)