Ysgol Twm o'r Nant, Dinbych
Ysgol Twm o'r Nant is a primary school for pupils in Dinbych.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Twm o'r Nant in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Twm o'r Nant 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 318 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 3% have additional learning needs (15% in 2020/21); and 3% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 33 pupils (Year 2) to 45 (Year 1).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,779 per pupil, against £4,023 in 2021-22. It carried forward £61k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Twm o'r Nant dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Twm O’r Nant 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Twm o'r Nant are Ysgol Frongoch (under 0.1 miles), Ysgol Y Parc Infants (0.2 miles), Ysgol Pendref (0.9 miles) and Ysgol Gymraeg Henllan (2.2 miles).
Ysgol FrongochYsgol Y Parc InfantsYsgol PendrefYsgol Gymraeg Henllan
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Twm o'r Nant.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Masons Arms (opposite), 90 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 Twm o'r Nant's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Twm o'r Nant is in Denbighshire; for families living there:
Apply to Denbighshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
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 Denbighshire is 3.5 (the median across 60 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.
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Questions parents ask about Ysgol Twm o'r Nant
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Twm o'r Nant?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Twm o'r Nant has a defined catchment published by Denbighshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Denbighshire 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 Twm o'r Nant?
Apply through Denbighshire, naming Ysgol Twm o'r Nant on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Denbighshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Twm o'r Nant?
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 Denbighshire is 3.5 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Twm o'r Nant?
Ysgol Twm o'r Nant is at Ffordd Rhyl, Dinbych, LL16 3DP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)