Ysgol Gynradd Cemaes, Ynys Mon

Ysgol Gynradd Cemaes 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 59 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 11% have additional learning needs (32% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 6 pupils (Year 1) to 9 (Year 3).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,636 per pupil, against £5,059 in 2021-22. It carried forward £50k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its May 2025 inspection summarises Ysgol Gynradd Cemaes like this:

"Ysgol Cemaes is a happy, caring and homely school where pupils show positive attitudes to learning. Nearly all pupils show pride when talking about their school and their community. A strong feature of the school’s life is the way in which pupils behave so positively and maturely towards others. They are polite and thoughtful and treat visitors and their peers with respect and care. All staff have an effective working relationship with pupils, which promotes good attitudes to learning and wellbeing, in addition to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment. Welsh is new to most pupils on entry to the school."

"Overall, the youngest children make slow progress in their oral skills during their first years in the school. However, many pupils develop their oral and writing skills suitably as they move through the school. Their reading, numeracy and information and communication technology skills, in addition to their physical skills, develop soundly from their starting points. However, teachers do not always ensure that all pupils are challenged fully or build on their skills effectively enough across the school. The headteacher’s leadership makes a valuable contribution to establishing a strong team ethos and a sense of belonging among the staff. They have worked successfully with each other to create a purposeful vision and undertake beneficial personal development to support pupils."

"Members of the governing body are supportive of the headteacher and her staff. However, the school’s self-evaluation and planning for improvement arrangements are not effective enough to address important areas. As a result, leaders do not have a sound enough understanding of the school’s current situation in terms of what is good and what needs to be improved. Report on Ysgol Gynradd Cemaes"

Estyn made 4 recommendations: (1) Improve pupils’ oral and written skills; (2) Ensure that teaching provides an appropriate challenge to meet all pupils’ needs; (3) Plan purposefully to provide beneficial and cohesive opportunities for pupils to apply their skills across the curriculum; (4) Improve self-evaluation and planning for improvement processes.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gynradd Cemaes are Ysgol Gymuned Llanfechell (1.2 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Rhosybol (4.4 miles) and Ysgol Rhyd y Llan (4.9 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Gynradd Cemaes.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ffordd Caergybi, 160 metres away.