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Llanfechain C.I.W. School

Primary · ages 3-11CouncilChurch in Wales45 pupilsNurseryPowys
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance89.8%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families11%
Pupils with additional learning needs12%
Pupils on roll45
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher22.3

Llanfechain C.I.W. School is a council school in Powys for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 45 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Llanfechain, Powys, SY22 6UQ01691 828537All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances. As a Church in Wales school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Powys council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll45
Pupils from low-income families11%Three-year average; Wales –
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 7 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals10.7%10.6%10.0%15.6%16.8%17.4%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)11.9%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.8% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance89.8%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 96.1%96.1%20192023: 94.1%94.1%20232024: 91.4%91.4%20242025: 89.8%89.8%2025
Since 2019: -6.3%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£6,3862025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 5,7295,72920202021: 5,4275,42720212022: 5,4995,49920222023: 7,0077,00720232024: 6,9836,98320242025: 5,6825,68220252026: 6,3866,3862026
Since 2020: +657

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £708 more than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m3412 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate96 per 1,000 people6% higher than the England average
Typical house price£247,500Powys
Nearest bus stop70 mOld School, 2 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Llansantffraid C.I.W.A. SchoolCouncil1.8 miles110Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol LlanfyllinCouncil2.9 miles775Estyn, no grade77Compare
Carreghofa C.P. SchoolCouncil4.4 miles99Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol MeifodCouncil4.9 miles62Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Llanfechain C.I.W. School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Llanfechain C.I.W. School yet.

How many pupils does Llanfechain C.I.W. School have?

45 pupils aged 3 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Llanfechain, Powys, SY22 6UQ
Telephone
01691 828537
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Powys
Ward
Llansantffraid
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
400539 · School number 6663000
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “45” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “10.7” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from