Ysgol y Tywyn, Anglesey
Ysgol y Tywyn is a primary school for pupils in Anglesey.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ysgol y Tywyn in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol y Tywyn 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 103 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
23% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 17% have additional learning needs (48% in 2020/21); 13% are learning English as an additional language; and 18% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 8 pupils (Year 1) to 17 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,722 per pupil, against £4,850 in 2021-22. It carried forward £129k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol y Tywyn dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Y Tywyn 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol y Tywyn are Ysgol Caergeiliog Foundation School (under 0.1 miles), Ysgol Gymuned Fali (1.6 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Bodedern (1.6 miles) and Ysgol Gymuned Bryngwran (2.3 miles).
Ysgol Caergeiliog Foundation SchoolYsgol Gymuned FaliYsgol Gynradd BodedernYsgol Gymuned Bryngwran
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Valley Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Caergeiliog Foundation School (before), 130 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 Tywyn's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol y Tywyn
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol y Tywyn from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol y Tywyn is in Isle of Anglesey; for families living there:
Apply to Isle of Anglesey for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Isle of Anglesey is 1 (the median across 50 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 Tywyn
What is the catchment area for Ysgol y Tywyn?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol y Tywyn has a defined catchment published by Isle of Anglesey. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Isle of Anglesey 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 Tywyn?
Apply through Isle of Anglesey, naming Ysgol y Tywyn on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Isle of Anglesey's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol y Tywyn?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Isle of Anglesey is 1 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol y Tywyn?
Ysgol y Tywyn is at Caergeiliog, Anglesey, LL65 3NP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)