Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn, Ferndale

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn 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 170 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

28% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Year groups range from 13 pupils (Year 5) to 28 (Year 3).

Estyn's report on its January 2026 inspection summarises Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn like this:

"Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn y Forwyn is a supportive and inclusive community that places a strong emphasis on pupils' progress and wellbeing. The headteacher has a clear vision, with the aim of ensuring that pupils have rich learning experiences in engaging and caring learning environments. This contributes purposefully to excellent behaviour and positive attitudes to learning among pupils. The headteacher's purposeful vision, which includes meaningful contributions from staff and the wider community, supports the school's improvement arrangements successfully, and the leadership responsibilities are well established and sustained across the school. Teachers and assistants work together purposefully. They are effective language models and concentrate thoroughly on promoting pupils’ care and learning."

"This supports good progress in most pupils’ literacy, numeracy and digital skills from their starting points. Staff work diligently with parents and external agencies and know pupils' needs well, which include pupils with additional learning needs (ALN). Teachers provide learning experiences that stimulate pupils purposefully and enable them to make beneficial progress. The quality of teachers’ teaching is robust across the school. On the whole, staff support pupils to make independent choices about their learning. However, teachers’ feedback does not identify the next steps in learning consistently enough."

"Teachers provide interesting opportunities for pupils to apply their skills across the areas of learning. However, the activities do not challenge pupils effectively enough. Staff and pupils foster close and loyal working relationships. Staff encourage pupils to work together and share ideas and feelings successfully, which promotes the development of their respect for others intelligently. Staff support pupils to develop beneficial personal, social and creative skills, which contribute strongly to their awareness of their local area and culture."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Strengthen feedback to support the next steps in pupils' learning; (2) Provide learning experiences, across the curriculum, that challenge pupils to apply their skills effectively.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn are Maerdy Community Primary School (0.6 miles), Darran Park Primary School (0.9 miles), Cwmaman Primary (1.4 miles) and Bodringallt Primary School (1.5 miles).

The nearest railway station is Ton Pentre Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Highfield (opposite), 120 metres away.