Ysgol Y Lawnt, Rhymney

Ysgol Y Lawnt 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 198 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

19% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (23% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 15 pupils (Year 3) to 31 (Year 5).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,350 per pupil, against £3,748 in 2021-22. It carried forward £91k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its October 2022 inspection summarises Ysgol Y Lawnt like this:

"Ysgol y Lawnt is a successful learning community that celebrates the progress and achievement of all pupils particularly effectively. The headteacher, with the valuable support of the governing body, provides clear and wise leadership and respects the efforts of everyone who contributes to the well-rounded education for pupils. The school’s ethos is based firmly on a shared vision, which is to promote Welshness, courtesy and responsibility. As a result, most pupils show very str ong attitudes to learning, take care of others and take pride in their Welshness and their school. Teachers and learning assistants have high expectations for all learners in terms of their achievement and behaviour and support them to develop their skills successfully."

"They set clear learning objectives and develop activities with a suitable pace. They use a range of original experiences to engage pupils’ interest and enthusiasm. In the best examples, they use various questioning techniques very effectively to extend pupils’ understanding of different learning contexts. They provide valuable well-being support for pupils, for example by taking part in weekly ‘Gwener Gwenu’ (‘Smile Friday’) activities, which have a positive effect on pupils’ ability to apply themselves fully to their learning. The weekly ‘Caffi Clic a Chlonc’ café provides very valuable opportunities for all pupils in turn to develop and apply their real-life skills by working with members of the community, including the school’s parents."

"For example, pupils produce menus, cook food to be served and handle money when selling the produce and then analyse the profit. Most pupils show progress from their starting points in their skills, including those with additional learning needs. However, pupils’ Welsh reading skills are not developing well enough."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Improve pupils’ Welsh reading skills; (2) Share best practice in teaching across the school.

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cooking, eco club and art.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Y Lawnt are Bryn Awel Primary School (0.5 miles), Upper Rhymney Primary School (0.5 miles), Fochriw Primary School (1.2 miles) and Bryn Bach County Primary School (1.9 miles).

The nearest railway station is Rhymney Rail Station, about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rhymney Library (outside), 140 metres away.