Ysgol Llanfawr, Holyhead

Ysgol Llanfawr 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 246 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

41% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 24% have additional learning needs.

Year groups range from 28 pupils (Year 2) to 37 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,957 per pupil, against £4,337 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £160k.

Estyn's report on its June 2025 inspection summarises Ysgol Llanfawr like this:

"Ysgol Llanfawr is a caring, happy and welcoming learning community that supports pupils' emotional and social needs successfully. Pupils across the school behave kindly and maturely and show respect for staff and visitors. The provision to support pupils' and staff's wellbeing is an effective feature of the school. The robust vision of leaders and staff to 'Succeed Safely, Together', is shared effectively with pupils and the wider school community. Leaders implement self-evaluation processes robustly, which enables improvements in provision for pupils' wellbeing and progress. As a result, most pupils make good progress in their skills over time."

"By developing the Welsh language through using sign language, the motivation and effort of the majority of pupils to use Welsh orally in lessons develops appropriately. However, the provision does not always provide pupils with consistent and coherent opportunities to use and develop the Welsh language in various situations effectively. Staff provide a learning environment purposefully to stimulate pupils, by offering them valuable help and support. Most pupils show positive attitudes to their learning and show pride in their work. By focusing on the local area, teachers ensure that the learning experiences engage and maintain pupils' interest well. These experiences enable most pupils to develop various skills effectively."

"However, teachers do not always provide meaningful enough opportunities for pupils to apply their literacy and numeracy skills constructively across the areas of learning. Leaders and staff have extremely productive relationships with parents and the wider community. They support parents in a sensitive manner and provide valuable opportunities for them to visit the school and engage with pupils' learning effectively . A report on Ysgol Llanfawr"

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Improve opportunities for pupils to use and develop their Welsh skills consistently and coherently in a variety of situations; (2) Provide purposeful opportunities for pupils to apply and develop their literacy and numeracy skills constructively across the areas of learning.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Llanfawr are Ysgol Santes Fair, St Mary' s R.C. School (0.4 miles); Ysgol Gymraeg Morswyn (0.6 miles); Ysgol Gynradd Kingsland (0.6 miles); and Ysgol Cybi (0.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Holyhead Rail Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

22 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (after), 60 metres away.