Ysgol Penmorfa, Denbighshire

Ysgol Penmorfa 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 379 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

29% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs (30% in 2020/21); 7% are learning English as an additional language; and 13% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 36 pupils (Year 1) to 61 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,715 per pupil, against £3,992 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £88k.

Estyn's report on its February 2023 inspection summarises Ysgol Penmorfa like this:

"Ysgol Penmorfa provides a caring and inclusive environment for its pupils, which encourages them to learn, be happy and participate fully in school life. Pupils take part enthusiastically in the activities provided for them and use resources well to improve their knowledge and understanding, both inside and outside the classroom. The purposeful working relationships that exist with their teachers and support staff promote the school’s vision successfully, which is 'Making the Most of Everyone’. Pupils develop good speaking, listening, reading and numeracy skills. Their artistic, creative, thinking and physical skills are also well established, and they are confident learners. They develop suitable extended writing skills and their application of digital skills across the curriculum is appropriate to their stage of development. Learning is particularly successful where the teaching is vibrant and purposeful."

"Additionally, where mutually respectful and positive relationships exist amongst staff, teachers collaborate effectively with each other and support staff to enhance pupils’ learning. Overall, the school environment promotes purposeful learning opportunities and the provision for outdoor learning is highly effective. Staff make outstanding use of the school grounds to provide innovative learning experiences for pupils to learn in authentic and meaningful activities. Staff provide exemplary support, care and guidance for pupils in all aspects of school life. This bespoke and intuitive approach to meeting the needs of individual pupils motivates them to focus on their own learning, life-skills and well-being extremely well. They are keen to learn and they are ambitious and capable learners. A strong consequence of this is that pupils’ behaviour is good."

"The headteacher provides strong and effective leadership. The senior leadership team and governors share her clear vision, and most staff work cohesively with them to secure the best provision possible to improve pupils’ outcomes. Leaders evaluate the school's work to plan for improvements robustly. Rigorous monitoring and evaluation processes highlight the headteacher’s determination to ensure success for the pupils and the community. The monitoring practices and improvement plans align well to relevant training for staff to develop their skills, through a purposeful programme of professional learning opportunities."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Address the issue related to the school’s car park, identified at the time of inspection; (2) Improve opportunities for pupils to write extensively in all areas of learning; (3) Provide effective opportunities for pupils to apply their digital skills across the curriculum.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Penmorfa are Ysgol Y Llys (0.3 miles), Ysgol Clawdd Offa (0.6 miles), Bodnant Community School (0.6 miles) and Ysgol Melyd (1 mile).

The nearest railway station is Prestatyn Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maes Tegid Stores (after), 160 metres away.