Ysgol Henry Richard School, Tregaron

Ysgol Henry Richard School 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 377 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (33% in 2020/21); and 2% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 11 pupils (Year 2) to 64 (Year 9).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,711 per pupil, against £6,264 in 2021-22. It carried forward £351k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its October 2024 inspection summarises Ysgol Henry Richard School like this:

"Ysgol Henry Richard operates effectively as one caring community for pupils aged 3 to 16. Across the school, staff promote pupils’ well-being successfully and provide strong pastoral support. As a result, many pupils have positive attitudes to learning and behave well in lessons and around the school. The headteacher and his senior leadership team share a clear vision based on celebrating the community of Tregaron and Welshness. In turn, teachers provide learning activities that are often inspired by the local area. This is a notable aspect of the school’s work."

"Many lessons across the school are interesting and challenge pupils appropriately. In these lessons, teachers make skilful use of techniques such as questioning and modelling. As a result, many pupils make at least appropriate progress in lessons. On the whole, many pupils make suitable progress in developing their skills. Provision for developing pupils’ creative skills is a strength and pupils benefit from a variety of opportunities to perform in different contexts. Many pupils develop literacy skills successfully, particularly in Welsh and English lessons."

"However, although pupils are given opportunities to apply literacy, numeracy and digital skills in their work across the curriculum, these activities are not always planned purposefully enough to enable pupils to develop their skills progressively over time. Leaders have suitable processes for self-evaluating provision and planning for improvement, but they do not always focus enough on the effect of their work on pupils’ outcomes. Although pupils’ attendance levels have increased recently, they have not improved to pre-pandemic levels. The number of pupils who are absent persistently is also too high."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Ensure that self-evaluation and planning for improvement processes focus on the effect of provision on pupils’ outcomes; (2) Strengthen provision for pupils’ progressive development in their skills; (3) Reduce the rate of persistent absences.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Henry Richard School.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tregaron Comprehensive School (outside), 200 metres away.