Ysgol Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion

Ysgol Tal-y-bont 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 57 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

Of its pupils, 11% have additional learning needs (42% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 5 pupils (Year 1) to 11 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,830 per pupil, against £4,424 in 2021-22. It carried forward £37k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its June 2024 inspection summarises Ysgol Tal-y-bont like this:

"Ysgol Tal-y-Bont is a caring, happy and familial community. All staff work together effectively to provide an inclusive and friendly ethos where pupils behave respectfully and politely. Pupils show positive attitudes to learning and make sound progress from their starting points. By the end of their time at the school, many pupils develop their literacy and digital skills well. However, teachers do not provide purposeful opportunities for pupils to develop and apply their numeracy skills effectively enough across the curriculum consistently enough."

"Most pupils develop their creative skills effectively and their work is displayed and celebrated attractively around the school. Teachers plan a curriculum that provides a range of purposeful experiences for pupils across all areas of learning and experience. The pupil’s voice is an important part of the process for planning activities and, as a result, most pupils apply themselves enthusiastically to their learning. There is a positive atmosphere in the classrooms and they are hard-working learning communities. Overall, teachers use a suitable range of effective teaching techniques."

"However, opportunities for pupils to make independent choices about how to present their work are inconsistent. The headteacher provides strong and passionate leadership and is supported well by the assistant headteacher. Leaders evaluate the school’s work to plan for improvements thoroughly by using robust self-evaluation processes. The governing body is supportive and knows the school well in terms of its strengths and areas for development."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Ensure purposeful opportunities for pupils to develop and apply their numeracy skills across the curriculum; (2) Extend purposeful opportunities for pupils to make decisions about how to present their work increasingly independently.

The school runs after-school care.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Tal-y-bont are Ysgol Rhydypennau (2.6 miles), Ysgol Craig Yr Wylfa (3.1 miles), Ysgol Penrhyncoch (3.4 miles) and Ysgol Comins Coch (5.2 miles).

The nearest railway station is Borth Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tal-y-bont Primary School (before), 110 metres away.