School Chooser

Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman

Primary · ages 3-11Council288 pupilsNurserySir 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.
Attendance94.9%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families6%
Pupils with additional learning needs2%
Pupils on roll288
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher22.2

Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman is a council school in Sir Gaerfyrddin for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 288 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Lon Yr Ysgol, Rhydaman, Sir Gaerfyrddin, SA18 2NS01269 593081All 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 roll288
Pupils from low-income families6%Three-year average; Wales –
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 3 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals6.1%7.6%7.8%7.3%5.1%3.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)2.2%12.3%17.7%4.6%10.6%

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: 95.8%95.8%20192023: 93.3%93.3%20232024: 94.4%94.4%20242025: 94.9%94.9%2025
Since 2019: -0.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,5662025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 2,9322,93220202021: 3,2943,29420212022: 3,3853,38520222023: 3,6403,64020232024: 3,8613,86120242025: 4,2604,26020252026: 4,5664,5662026
Since 2020: +1,634

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,112 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 m37812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate115 per 1,000 people26% higher than the England average
Typical house price£192,500Carmarthenshire
Nearest bus stop70 mHigh Street Wine Bar, 23 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 Bro Banw Community Primary SchoolCouncil0 m441Estyn, no gradeCompare
Betws C.P. SchoolCouncil680 m83Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd ParcyrhunCouncil900 m199Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd BlaenauCouncil1.8 miles39Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd TycroesCouncil1.9 miles199Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd SaronCouncil2.2 miles220Estyn, no gradeCompare
Llandybie PrimaryCouncil2.3 miles201Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Y BedolCouncil2.7 miles299Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman have?

288 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
Lon Yr Ysgol, Rhydaman, Sir Gaerfyrddin, SA18 2NS
Telephone
01269 593081
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Carmarthenshire
Ward
Ammanford
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400817 · School number 6692179
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 “288” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “6.1” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from