Ysgol Llanilar, Ceredigion
Ysgol Llanilar is a primary school for pupils in Ceredigion.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ysgol Llanilar in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Llanilar 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 116 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (11% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 9 pupils (Year 1) to 19 (Reception).
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Llanilar dates from 2025.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Llanilar 2025". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Llanilar are Ysgol Llanfihangel-Y-Creuddyn (2.5 miles), Ysgol Gymunedol Llanfarian (2.6 miles), Ysgol Llangwyryfon (3.2 miles) and Ysgol Llwyn Yr Eos (3.6 miles).
Ysgol Llanfihangel-Y-CreuddynYsgol Gymunedol LlanfarianYsgol LlangwyryfonYsgol Llwyn Yr Eos
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Capel Bangor (Vale of Rheidol Railway), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Hilary's Church (opposite), 110 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 Llanilar's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Llanilar
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol Llanilar from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Llanilar is in Ceredigion; for families living there:
Apply to Ceredigion 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.
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 Ceredigion is 2 (the median across 42 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 Llanilar
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Llanilar?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Llanilar has a defined catchment published by Ceredigion. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Ceredigion 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 Llanilar?
Apply through Ceredigion, naming Ysgol Llanilar on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Ceredigion's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Llanilar?
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. 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 Ceredigion is 2 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Llanilar?
Ysgol Llanilar is at Llanilar, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 4PA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)