Ysgol Hooson, Wrexham
Ysgol Hooson is a primary school for pupils in Wrexham.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Hooson in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Hooson 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 215 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 3% have additional learning needs (11% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 22 pupils (Year 2) to 40 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,903 per pupil, against £3,826 in 2021-22. It carried forward £29k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Hooson dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Hooson 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Hooson are Ysgol Maes Y Mynydd (under 0.1 miles), Ysgol Yr Hafod (0.9 miles), Penycae Community Primary School (1.1 miles) and Rhostyllen C.P. School (1.8 miles).
Ysgol Maes Y MynyddYsgol Yr HafodPenycae Community Primary SchoolRhostyllen C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ruabon Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sun Inn (after), 170 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 Hooson'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 Hooson is in Wrexham; for families living there:
- Wrexham's school travel policy: Wrexham County Borough Council School Transport Policy PDF Format 124.15 KB
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
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, 1 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 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 Hooson
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Hooson?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Hooson has a defined catchment published by Wrexham. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Wrexham 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 Hooson?
Apply through Wrexham, naming Ysgol Hooson on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Wrexham's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Hooson?
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, 1 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Hooson?
Ysgol Hooson is at Heol Caradoc, Pentredwr, Wrexham, LL14 2DX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)