Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen, Swansea
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen is a primary school for pupils in Swansea.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen 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 185 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (15% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 18 pupils (Year 5) to 30 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,100 per pupil, against £3,753 in 2021-22. It carried forward £121k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen are Clydach Primary school (0.3 miles), Craigfelen Primary School (0.5 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Glais Primary School (1.1 miles).
Clydach Primary schoolCraigfelen Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGlais Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Llansamlet Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Faraday Road (after), 160 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 Gymraeg Gellionnen's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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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 Swansea is 4 (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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen has a defined catchment published by Swansea. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Swansea 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 Gymraeg Gellionnen?
Apply through Swansea, naming Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Swansea's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen?
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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen?
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen is at Gellionnen Road, Clydach, Swansea, SA6 5HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)