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Ysgol Beca

Primary · ages 4-11Council46 pupilsSir GaerfyrddinCarmarthenshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.1%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families14%
Pupils with additional learning needs15%
Pupils on roll46
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher18.2

Ysgol Beca is a council school in Sir Gaerfyrddin for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 46 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Efailwen, Clunderwen, Sir Gaerfyrddin, SA66 7UX01994 419423All 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.

Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

You apply through Carmarthenshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll46
Pupils from low-income families14%Three-year average; Wales –
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 5 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals13.7%13.4%12.1%12.1%9.0%6.2%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)15.4%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils10.4%10.0%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% 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.

Attendance93.1%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.9%95.9%20192023: 94.6%94.6%20232024: 93.5%93.5%20242025: 93.1%93.1%2025
Since 2019: -2.8%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,6532025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7983,79820202021: 4,1464,14620212022: 4,0424,04220222023: 4,1804,18020232024: 4,8284,82820242025: 5,2175,21720252026: 5,6535,6532026
Since 2020: +1,855

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £25 less than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Local crime rate51 per 1,000 people44% lower than the England average
Typical house price£192,500Carmarthenshire
Nearest bus stop130 mEfailwen, 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
Brynconin CPCouncil2.6 miles71Estyn, no gradeCompare
Y.G. MaenclochogCouncil3.6 miles98Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Beca a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Beca yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Beca have?

46 pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

Contact and details

Address
Efailwen, Clunderwen, Sir Gaerfyrddin, SA66 7UX
Telephone
01994 419423
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Religious character
None
Local authority
Carmarthenshire
Ward
Llanboidy
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
400818 · School number 6692180
Language
Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “46” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “13.7” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from