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Ysgol Bro Elwern

Primary · ages 3-11Council68 pupilsNurserySir DdinbychDenbighshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.9%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families7%
Pupils with additional learning needs13%
Pupils on roll68
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher18.3

Ysgol Bro Elwern is a council school in Sir Ddinbych for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 68 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Gwyddelwern, Corwen, Sir Ddinbych, LL21 9DF01490 412332All 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 Denbighshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll68
Pupils from low-income families7%Three-year average; Wales –
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
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 meals7.0%8.3%12.2%12.9%13.7%10.3%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)12.8%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.9% 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.

Attendance94.9%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.1%95.1%20192023: 95.2%95.2%20232024: 94.8%94.8%20242025: 94.9%94.9%2025
Since 2019: -0.2%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£6,3432025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 5,6715,67120202021: 5,6295,62920212022: 6,0086,00820222023: 6,0676,06720232024: 5,8555,85520242025: 6,1396,13920252026: 6,3436,3432026
Since 2020: +672

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £665 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 m1212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate52 per 1,000 people43% lower than the England average
Typical house price£195,000Denbighshire
Nearest bus stop30 mYsgol Bro Elwern Primary School, 4 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
Ysgol Caer DrewynCouncil1.2 miles89Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Betws Gwerful GochCouncil2.9 miles20Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd CarrogCouncil2.9 miles28Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Bro DyfrdwyCouncil3.5 miles119Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Carreg EmlynCouncil4.8 miles59Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Bro Elwern a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Bro Elwern have?

68 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
Gwyddelwern, Corwen, Sir Ddinbych, LL21 9DF
Telephone
01490 412332
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Denbighshire
Ward
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern
Constituency
Clwyd East
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
400293 · School number 6632219
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 “68” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “7.0” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from