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Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr

Primary · ages 3-11Council370 pupilsNurseryBridgend
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.6%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families13%
Pupils with additional learning needs3%
Pupils on roll370
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher24.4

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr is a council school in Bridgend for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 370 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Princess Way, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2LN01656 815580All 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 Bridgend council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll370
Pupils from low-income families13%Three-year average; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils2%
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 meals12.6%13.7%14.4%14.2%12.8%11.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)2.8%2.5%3.5%3.6%5.5%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils2.2%2.5%2.9%2.8%3.3%2.3%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.6% 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.

Attendance94.6%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.7%95.7%20192023: 94.1%94.1%20232024: 94.1%94.1%20242025: 94.6%94.6%2025
Since 2019: -1.1%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,0782025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,0073,00720202021: 3,1183,11820212022: 3,3033,30320222023: 3,3943,39420232024: 3,5583,55820242025: 3,6543,65420252026: 4,0784,0782026
Since 2020: +1,071

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,600 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 m23512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate68 per 1,000 people26% lower than the England average
Typical house price£213,300Bridgend
Nearest bus stop120 mYsgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr, 1 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
Brackla Primary SchoolCouncil530 m337Estyn, no gradeCompare
Penybont Primary SchoolCouncil670 m334Estyn, no gradeCompare
Archdeacon John LewisChurch in Wales980 m145Estyn, no gradeCompare
Tremains PrimaryCouncil0.7 miles454Estyn, no gradeCompare
Litchard PrimaryCouncil0.8 miles457Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.9 miles245Estyn, no gradeCompare
Oldcastle Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles413Estyn, no gradeCompare
Coety Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles482Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr have?

370 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
Princess Way, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2LN
Telephone
01656 815580
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Bridgend
Ward
Brackla West
Constituency
Bridgend
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401064 · School number 6722298
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 “370” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “12.6” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from