Ysgol Mynydd Isa, Mold

Ysgol Mynydd Isa is an English-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 496 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 11% have additional learning needs (27% in 2020/21); 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 45 pupils (Year 2) to 76 (Year 4).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,307 per pupil, against £3,954 in 2021-22. It carried forward £124k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its May 2022 inspection summarises Ysgol Mynydd Isa like this:

"The school is a happy and welcoming community in which all pupils and staff feel valued. Pupils enjoy the learning experiences and the extra-curricular activities that the school provides and have very positive attitudes towards school and learning. The headteacher and his senior leadership team give the school strong strategic direction. They have a clear understanding of the school’s strengths and identify areas that need improvement accurately. Their leadership skills through the pandemic period were very effective in ensuring that the school maintained a close relationship with pupils and their families. This helped to ensure that pupils learning continued as effectively as possible."

"At the start of this academic year, leaders and teachers identified the precise support for both learning and well-being that pupils needed following the disruption caused by the pandemic. They implemented a range of strategies and support programmes swiftly to meet individual pupils' needs. As a result, most pupils across the school have made exceptional progress since September 2021. Pupils' speaking, reading and writing skills in English are of a high standard. In particular, they use a mature vocabulary when speaking and writing. Teachers and leaders recognise the need to raise pupils’ standards in Welsh."

"The school has maintained momentum in developing its provision in line with the requirements of the Curriculum for Wales. Teachers and leaders are reflective practitioners who think carefully about how they are developing the provision for their pupils. The curriculum currently offers pupils a wide range of authentic, high quality learning experiences that engage and interest them successfully. However, opportunities for pupils to learn about diversity in society are less well developed."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Improve pupils’ Welsh oracy skills; (2) Develop the school’s curriculum planning to reflect the diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives found in society.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Mynydd Isa are Buckley Southdown C.P. (0.9 miles), St David's R.C. School (1 mile), Ysgol Bryn Coch C.P. (1.2 miles) and Westwood Community Primary School (1.3 miles).

The nearest railway station is Buckley Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cherry Drive (after), 220 metres away.