Ysgol Sant Dunawd, Wrexham
Ysgol Sant Dunawd is a primary school for pupils in Wrexham.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Sant Dunawd in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Sant Dunawd 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 100 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
Of its pupils, 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 8 pupils (Year 3) to 15 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,914 per pupil, against £4,198 in 2021-22. It carried forward £88k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Sant Dunawd dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Sant Dunawd 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Sant Dunawd are Deiniol C.P. School (2.3 miles), St Mary's C.I.W. Aided School (2.5 miles), St Pauls Voluntary Aided Primary School (2.8 miles) and Eyton CIW Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3.3 miles).
Deiniol C.P. SchoolSt Mary's C.I.W. Aided SchoolSt Pauls Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEyton CIW Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Sant Dunawd.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dee Court (opposite), 150 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 Sant Dunawd's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Sant Dunawd
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Sant Dunawd is in Wrexham; for families living there:
- Wrexham's school travel policy: Wrexham County Borough Council School Transport Policy PDF Format 124.15 KB
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 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 Sant Dunawd
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Sant Dunawd?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Sant Dunawd has a defined catchment published by Wrexham. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Wrexham 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 Sant Dunawd?
Apply through Wrexham, naming Ysgol Sant Dunawd on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Wrexham's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Sant Dunawd?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Sant Dunawd?
Ysgol Sant Dunawd is at Sandown Road, Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham, LL13 0JA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)