Ysgol-Y-Wern, Cardiff
Ysgol-Y-Wern is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol-Y-Wern in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol-Y-Wern 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 663 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 2% have additional learning needs (10% in 2020/21); and 5% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 69 pupils (Year 1) to 90 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,402 per pupil, against £3,375 in 2021-22. It carried forward £307k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol-Y-Wern dates from 2018.
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-Wern 2018". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol-Y-Wern are Llanishen Fach Primary School (0.4 miles), Coed Glas Primary School (0.6 miles), Christ The King R.C. Primary School (0.7 miles) and Thornhill Primary School (0.8 miles).
Llanishen Fach Primary SchoolCoed Glas Primary SchoolChrist The King R.C. Primary SchoolThornhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Llanishen Rail Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ysgol-y-Wern (grounds), 40 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-Wern's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Ysgol-Y-Wern
HMS Blwyddyn 2026-2027
16 Jul 2026
Nos Wener Gorffennaf 11eg- Ffair Haf
18 Jun 2025
Criced Bl.4
18 Jun 2025
Eisteddfod yr Urdd Dur a Môr, Parc Margam a’r Fro
18 Jun 2025
Bookslam Blwyddyn 6
18 Jun 2025
Eisteddfod Offerynnol yr Urdd Rhanbarth Caerdydd a’r Fro
3 Mar 2025
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol-Y-Wern is in Cardiff; for families living there:
Apply to Cardiff 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 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-Wern
What is the catchment area for Ysgol-Y-Wern?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol-Y-Wern has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff 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-Wern?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Ysgol-Y-Wern on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol-Y-Wern?
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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol-Y-Wern?
Ysgol-Y-Wern is at Llangrannog Road, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)