Ysgol Bryn Onnen

Primary · ages 4-11Council174 pupilsTorfaen

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.

Attendance92.5%Wales 92.8%

Pupils from low-income families19%

Pupils with additional learning needs38%

Pupils on roll174

NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Pupils per teacher19.0

Ysgol Bryn Onnen is a council school in Torfaen for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 174 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Varteg Road, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 7RT01495 772284ysgolbrynonnen.comAll 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 reports My Local School (Welsh Government)

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 Torfaen council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll174

Pupils from low-income families19%Three-year average; Wales –

Pupils getting extra support38%Additional learning needs; Wales –

LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 2 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)

How the mix of pupils has changed

Year	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals	19.0%	20.3%	23.7%	23.7%	22.3%	17.9%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)	38.2%	22.6%	17.0%	4.5%	13.6%	13.7%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% 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.

Attendance92.5%

Wales 92.8%

Official name: 100 minus overall absence

Trend

Attendance

2019 to 2025

Since 2019: -1.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,5722025/26, Wales £5,678

Trend

Budget per pupil (£)

2020 to 2026

Since 2020: +1,892

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £106 less 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 m20212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate109 per 1,000 people20% higher than the England average

Typical house price£195,000Torfaen

Nearest bus stop200 mBalance Road, 14 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

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Garnteg Primary School	Council	470 m	384	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Cwmffrwdoer Primary School	Council	2.0 miles	220	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw	Council	2.3 miles	808	Estyn, no grade	79	Compare
Blaenavon Heritage Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Church in Wales	2.4 miles	472	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
George Street Primary School	Council	2.6 miles	409	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Padre Pio RC Primary	Roman Catholic	2.6 miles	183	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Penygarn Primary School	Council	2.6 miles	368	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Abertillery Learning Community	Council	2.7 miles	1,608	Estyn, no grade	28	Compare

Primary schools in Torfaen Best primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Bryn Onnen a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Bryn Onnen have?

174 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: Varteg Road, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 7RT
Telephone: 01495 772284
Website: www.ysgolbrynonnen.com
Type of school: Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase: Primary school, ages 4-11
Religious character: None
Local authority: Torfaen
Ward: Abersychan
Constituency: Torfaen
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 401452 · School number 6782318
Language: Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

Official record My Local School Download this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

13 September 2026PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
13 September 2026TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
13 September 2026Pupil numbers changed from “174” to “–”
13 September 2026Free school meals % changed from “19.0” to “–”
13 September 2026ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education Get Information About Schools and the Welsh Government address list of schools (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Results, attendance, pupils, staff and budget: Welsh Government, My Local School, latest data to 2026.
Neighbourhood deprivation: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 postcode lookup.
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