Ysgol Y Foel, Flintshire
Ysgol Y Foel is a primary school for pupils in Flintshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Y Foel in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Y Foel 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 38 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
Year groups range from 1 pupils (Reception) to 8 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £8,853 per pupil, against £7,545 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £16k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Y Foel dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Y Foel 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Y Foel are Ysgol Y Waun (2.1 miles), Nannerch Primary School (2.1 miles), Ysgol Rhos Helyg (2.9 miles) and Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School (3.2 miles).
Ysgol Y WaunNannerch Primary SchoolYsgol Rhos HelygLixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Y Foel.
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 Y Foel's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Y Foel
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol Y Foel from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Y Foel is in Flintshire; for families living there:
Apply to Flintshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 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 Y Foel
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Y Foel?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Y Foel has a defined catchment published by Flintshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Flintshire 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 Y Foel?
Apply through Flintshire, naming Ysgol Y Foel on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Flintshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Y Foel?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Y Foel?
Ysgol Y Foel is at Ffordd Y Llan, Cilcain, Flintshire, CH7 5NW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)