Ysgol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Penrhyn Dewi, Hwlffordd

Ysgol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Penrhyn Dewi is an English-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 624 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs (25% in 2020/21); 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 10% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 16 pupils (Year 1) to 94 (Year 7).

Estyn's report on its October 2022 inspection summarises Ysgol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Penrhyn Dewi like this:

"Ysgol yr Eglwys yng Nhgymru Penrhyn Dewi VA has a caring and supporting ethos and a clear focus on the personal development and well-being of its pupils and staff. This ethos is underpinned by strong Christian values. The school provides very strong and well-considered support for pupils’ well-being, physical, cultural and moral needs as well as their learning needs. As a result, most pupils are happy and enthusiastic about coming to school. They feel safe and know who to turn to with any concerns. Leaders ensure that all pupils are included in its activities. Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds are able to participate fully in all aspects of school life by way of sensitive and discrete support. Most pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) play a full part in the school and are well supported to ensure that they can take on leadership roles and responsibilities."

"There are very good working relationships between staff and pupils. In the primary phase, the quality of teaching is consistently high, but this is more variable in the secondary phase. Most pupils in nursery and reception make strong progress from their starting points. Many pupils across the school make suitable progress while the majority of pupils have a sufficiently good understanding of relevant prior learning and can apply this well to new contexts. While many pupils display appropriate standards of literacy, numeracy and digital skills, the planning for progression of pupils’ skills across the school is not co-ordinated well enough. In addition, as pupils progress through the school there is little opportunity for them to practise and develop their Welsh language skills outside the Welsh lessons. Staff make excellent use of the outdoor spaces, the surrounding local area and community to develop engaging real-life learning experiences. Pupils benefit fully from the wide range of experiences offered in a unique location."

"The headteacher and new leadership team are conscientious in their approach to leading the school. The headteacher is passionate in her desire to provide pupils with the best education. She supports the well-being of staff and pupils well. Leaders have established suitable processes to evaluate the school’s work and plan for improvement appropriately. However, leaders do not always identify areas for improvement precisely or evaluate teaching by its impact on pupil outcomes well enough. A few health and safety issues were identified during the inspection."

Estyn made 4 recommendations: (1) Improve co-ordination of planning for progress in pupils’ skills including development of pupils’ Welsh speaking, reading and writing skills across the school; (2) Improve the quality of teaching, to match the best practice seen in the school; (3) Strengthen quality assurance processes to consider the impact of the school’s work on pupils’ standards and sharpen improvement planning; (4) Address the health and safety issues identified during the inspection.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Penrhyn Dewi.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St David`s School (before), 80 metres away.