Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad, Cardiff
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad 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 380 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs (11% in 2020/21); 4% are learning English as an additional language; and 41% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 29 pupils (Year 6) to 53 (Reception).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,754 per pupil, against £5,007 in 2021-22. It carried forward £10k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad are Mount Stuart Primary (0.3 miles), Grange Town Primary (0.4 miles), St Paul's C.I.W. Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Cuthbert's R.C. Primary School (0.8 miles).
Mount Stuart PrimaryGrange Town PrimarySt Paul's C.I.W. Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's R.C. Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cardiff Bay Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Avondale Gardens (before), 310 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 Hamadryad's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
4 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 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 Gymraeg Hamadryad
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff 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 Hamadryad?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad?
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad is at Hamadryad Road, Butetown, Cardiff, CF10 5UY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)