Ysgol Santes Fair, St Mary' s R.C. School, Anglesey

Ysgol Santes Fair, St Mary' s R.C. School 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 92 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

23% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 17% have additional learning needs (26% in 2020/21); and 12% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 7 pupils (Year 4) to 21 (Year 3).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,345 per pupil, against £4,530 in 2021-22. It carried forward £34k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its November 2022 inspection summarises Ysgol Santes Fair, St Mary' s R.C. School like this:

"Ysgol Santes Fair is a caring school, which encourages pupils to be happy and enjoy school, whilst learning in a warm and inclusive environment. Pupils participate readily in the tasks provided for them and use effective strategies and resources to learn productively. This is due to the purposeful working relationships that exist with most of their teachers and other staff. Where learning is particularly successful the teaching is engaging, vibrant, exudes positivity and staff have high expectations of pupils. However, the quality of teaching and the planning of the curriculum is not effective in every class. Additionally, the impact of teachers’ feedback on the next steps in pupils’ learning is inconsistent across the school. Most staff provide strong support, care and guidance for pupils in all aspects of school life."

"This encourages pupils to focus responsibly on their individual learning and well-being. Pupils’ behaviour is impeccable, and they are motivated to become ambitious and capable learners. As a result, they develop good speaking, listening reading and creative skills. They also develop suitable writing skills and their digital and numeracy skills across the curriculum are satisfactory. Staff use areas of the extensive school grounds effectively. However, the provision of learning experiences in the outdoors for younger pupils is underdeveloped. The headteacher leads the school with the pupils’ care and well-being at the heart of his vision."

"He is motivated to succeed for the benefit of pupils and the school’s community. The senior leadership team, most of the staff and the governors share his nurturing philosophy. They aim to ensure that the school is a positive learning community that promotes beneficial opportunities for pupils. Leaders evaluate the school's work thoroughly, using well-planned self-evaluation processes, which lead to effective development plans. These monitoring practices lead to relevant training opportunities for staff to develop their skills through purposeful professional learning courses."

Estyn made 5 recommendations: (1) Address the site safety issue, identified at the time of inspection; (2) Ensure that the quality of teaching and the planning of learning experiences is effective across the school; (3) Plan collaboratively to improve pupils’ numeracy and digital skills; (4) Ensure that the quality of teachers’ feedback targets the next steps in pupils’ learning effectively; (5) Improve the quality and provision of learning experiences in the outdoors for younger pupils.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Santes Fair, St Mary' s R.C. School are Ysgol Cybi (0.4 miles), Ysgol Llanfawr (0.4 miles), Ysgol Gymraeg Morswyn (0.7 miles) and Ysgol Gynradd Kingsland (0.7 miles).

The nearest railway station is Holyhead Rail Station (Main Entrance), about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holyhead Clock (after), 110 metres away.