Ysgol Maes Garmon, Sir Y Fflint
Ysgol Maes Garmon is a secondary school for pupils in Sir Y Fflint.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Maes Garmon in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Maes Garmon 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 557 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (17% in 2020/21); 1% are learning English as an additional language; and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 17 pupils (Year 13) to 105 (Year 11).
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Maes Garmon dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Maes Garmon 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Ysgol Maes Garmon are Mold Alun School (under 0.1 miles), Argoed High School (1.7 miles), Elfed High School (2.5 miles) and Hawarden High School (4.5 miles).
Mold Alun SchoolArgoed High SchoolElfed High SchoolHawarden High School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Maes Garmon.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Conway Street (before), 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 Maes Garmon's Estyn reports.
About
Ysgol Maes Garmon is an 11–18 mixed, Welsh-medium community secondary school and sixth form in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. It was established in 1961 and is the only Welsh-medium High school in Flintshire.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Maes Garmon
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Maes Garmon is in Flintshire; for families living there:
Apply to Flintshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
3 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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 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.
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Questions parents ask about Ysgol Maes Garmon
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Maes Garmon?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Maes Garmon has a defined catchment published by Flintshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Flintshire 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 Maes Garmon?
Apply through Flintshire, naming Ysgol Maes Garmon on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Flintshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Maes Garmon?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 3 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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Maes Garmon?
Ysgol Maes Garmon is at Stryd Conwy, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 1JB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)