Ysgol Y Gelli, Gwynedd

Ysgol Y Gelli 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 208 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (15% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 20 pupils (Reception) to 31 (Year 3).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,850 per pupil, against £3,501 in 2021-22. It carried forward £185k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its May 2025 inspection summarises Ysgol Y Gelli like this:

"Ysgol Y Gelli is a caring, inclusive and familial community in which leaders have developed a clear vision to create a happy learning environment. Strong working relationships between staff and pupils create a sense of belonging and respect. Staff identify pupils' needs and support them to develop positive attitudes to learning. From the very beginning, pupils are curious and confident when facing challenges. Most work well together and show empathy. Most pupils make sound progress in their literacy, numeracy and digital skills."

"Pupils' listening and communication skills are strong and they discuss their work intelligently and confidently. Many pupils read and write effectively in both Welsh and English. Pupils' mathematical understanding and digital skills develop robustly. However, the provision does not enable pupils to apply their skills cohesively in a rich range of activities across the curriculum. Teachers have begun to develop a curriculum that covers the areas of learning and experience to offer a breadth of experiences to pupils. However, the vision for the curriculum has not been developed fully and, as a result, there are no purposeful opportunities for pupils to apply their skills in a range of stimulating experiences across the curriculum."

"Across the school, teachers plan purposeful opportunities for pupils to work independently on their tasks. The strong working relationship means that pupils respond in a timely manner to feedback to improve their work. However, the provision does not enable pupils to make decisions about how to learn and present their work. As a result, pupils do not have opportunities to develop into fully independent and curious learners. Leaders have a sound understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement. The acting headteacher gains the views of pupils, parents and governors and acts on the findings in a timely manner."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Develop a stimulating curriculum that enables pupils to apply a full range of skills purposefully in their work across the curriculum; (2) Provide opportunities to challenge pupils to make independent choices about their learning.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Y Gelli are Ysgol Gynradd Maesincla (0.5 miles), Ysgol Santes Helen (0.7 miles), Ysgol Yr Hendre (1 mile) and Ysgol Gynradd Brynsiencyn (2.1 miles).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Caernarfon (Welsh Highland Rly-Caernarfon), about 1 mile away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ffordd Bethel, 90 metres away.