Ysgol Y Garnedd, Gwynedd
Ysgol Y Garnedd is a primary school for pupils in Gwynedd.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ysgol Y Garnedd in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Y Garnedd 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 410 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs; and 12% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 40 pupils (Year 6) to 56 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,008 per pupil, against £3,628 in 2021-22. It carried forward £114k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Y Garnedd dates from 2019.
Next scheduled Estyn inspection or visit: 12 October 2026 (Core).
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Y Garnedd 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Y Garnedd are Ysgol Ein Harglwyddes (0.3 miles), Ysgol Glancegin (0.6 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Hirael (0.6 miles) and Ysgol Cae Top (1 mile).
Ysgol Ein HarglwyddesYsgol GlanceginYsgol Gynradd HiraelYsgol Cae Top
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ffordd Deiniol (opp asda), 110 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 Y Garnedd's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol Y Garnedd from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Y Garnedd is in Gwynedd; for families living there:
Apply to Gwynedd for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
6 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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 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 Garnedd
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Y Garnedd?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Y Garnedd has a defined catchment published by Gwynedd. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Gwynedd 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 Garnedd?
Apply through Gwynedd, naming Ysgol Y Garnedd on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Gwynedd's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Y Garnedd?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 6 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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Y Garnedd?
Ysgol Y Garnedd is at Ffordd Penrhos, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1LD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)