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Ysgol Dolafon

Primary · ages 3-11Council41 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.
Attendance91.7%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families10%
Pupils with additional learning needs32%
Pupils on roll41
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher16.5

Ysgol Dolafon is a council school in Powys for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 41 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, LD5 4RA01591 610326All 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 in English.

You apply through Powys council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll41
Pupils from low-income families10%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support32%Additional learning needs; Wales –
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
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 meals9.7%10.9%14.5%14.2%12.1%10.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)32.4%17.4%41.5%43.9%19.0%11.4%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language10.9%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.7% 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.

Attendance91.7%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 96.6%96.6%20192023: 90.7%90.7%20232024: 90.4%90.4%20242025: 91.7%91.7%2025
Since 2019: -4.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£7,3422025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,9054,90520202021: 5,5935,59320212022: 5,5425,54220222023: 5,6895,68920232024: 5,7095,70920242025: 5,7455,74520252026: 7,3427,3422026
Since 2020: +2,437

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,664 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 m612 months to June 2026, mostly criminal damage and arson
Local crime rate64 per 1,000 people30% lower than the England average
Typical house price£247,500Powys
Nearest bus stop560 mPost Office, 0 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

No other schools of this phase within 8 km.

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Dolafon a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Dolafon have?

41 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
Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, LD5 4RA
Telephone
01591 610326
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Powys
Ward
Llanwrtyd Wells
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
400510 · School number 6662084
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 “41” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “9.7” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from