Ysgol Gynradd Pennal, Gwynedd
Ysgol Gynradd Pennal is a primary school for pupils in Gwynedd.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gynradd Pennal in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gynradd Pennal 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 32 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
Year groups range from 3 pupils (Year 5) to 7 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £8,462 per pupil, against £8,976 in 2021-22. It carried forward £26k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gynradd Pennal dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gynradd Pennal 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dovey Junction Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Riverside Inn (outside), 120 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 Pennal'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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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Gynradd Pennal is in Gwynedd; for families living there:
Apply to Gwynedd for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Ysgol Gynradd Pennal
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gynradd Pennal?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gynradd Pennal 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 Pennal?
Apply through Gwynedd, naming Ysgol Gynradd Pennal 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 Pennal?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 Pennal?
Ysgol Gynradd Pennal is at Pennal, Machynlleth, Gwynedd, SY20 9JT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)