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Ty Dysgu

Pupil referral unit / alternative provisionPupil referral unitMerthyr Tydfil
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Ty Dysgu is a pupil referral unit in Merthyr Tudful for pupils.

Homfrey, Alexandra Avenue, Merthyr Tudful, CF47 9AF01685 724645All 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.

Find this school's Estyn reportsMy Local School (Welsh Government)

Results

No GCSE measures have been published for this school yet. Wales publishes Capped 9 and related measures each January.

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.

You apply through Merthyr Tydfil council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
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)

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m19012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate88 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£145,000Merthyr Tydfil
Nearest bus stop30 mPenydarren Club, 28 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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Gwaunfarren Primary SchoolCouncil310 m280Estyn, no grade–Compare
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic320 m989Estyn, no grade95Compare
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes TudfulCouncil530 m411Estyn, no grade–Compare
Cyfarthfa High SchoolCouncil560 m785Estyn, no grade54Compare
Gellifaelog Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles226Estyn, no grade–Compare
Cyfarthfa Park Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles437Estyn, no grade–Compare
Goetre Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles413Estyn, no grade–Compare
Twynrodyn Community SchoolCouncil0.8 miles298Estyn, no grade–Compare
All schools in Merthyr TydfilBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ty Dysgu a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ty Dysgu yet.

How many pupils does Ty Dysgu have?

The number of pupils is not published.

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

Contact and details

Address
Homfrey, Alexandra Avenue, Merthyr Tudful, CF47 9AF
Telephone
01685 724645
Type of school
Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, other types)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Ward
Penydarren
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2018 (new provision)
URN
402434 · School number 6751106 · UKPRN 10083132
Official recordMy Local SchoolDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “PRU” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Pupil referral unit” to “Welsh establishment”

Where these figures come from