Ysgol Yr Esgob, Flintshire
Ysgol Yr Esgob is a primary school for pupils in Flintshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Yr Esgob in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Yr Esgob 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 66 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Year groups range from 4 pupils (Year 1) to 11 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,506 per pupil, against £5,254 in 2021-22. It carried forward £34k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Yr Esgob dates from 2026.
Estyn made 6 recommendations: (1) raise standards, especially in Welsh and science;; (2) improve pupils’ key skills in writing, reading and numeracy in key stage 2;; (3) develop effective planning and teaching strategies to provide appropriate challenge to all pupils;; (4) improve strategic leadership so that leaders and managers at all levels rigorously challenge underperformance;; (5) establish a rigorous system of self-evaluation for both learning and teaching that draws on regular quality assurance processes;; (6) improve the moderation and accuracy of end of key stage assessments;.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection Report Ysgol Yr Esgob ENG 2011 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Yr Esgob are Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School (2.4 miles), Bodfari C.P. School (2.8 miles), Nannerch Primary School (2.9 miles) and Ysgol Tremeirchion (3 miles).
Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided SchoolBodfari C.P. SchoolNannerch Primary SchoolYsgol Tremeirchion
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ysgol Yr Esgob.
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 Yr Esgob's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Yr Esgob is in Flintshire; for families living there:
Apply to Flintshire 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
- 0
- 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, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 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.
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Questions parents ask about Ysgol Yr Esgob
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Yr Esgob?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Yr Esgob has a defined catchment published by Flintshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Flintshire 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 Yr Esgob?
Apply through Flintshire, naming Ysgol Yr Esgob on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Flintshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Yr Esgob?
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, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Yr Esgob?
Ysgol Yr Esgob is at Lon-Yr-Ysgol, Caerwys, Flintshire, CH7 5AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)