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Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Calon Y Cymoedd

Primary · ages 3-11Council193 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.
Attendance94.0%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families20%
Pupils with additional learning needs6%
Pupils on roll193
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher17.3

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Calon Y Cymoedd is a council school in Bridgend for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 193 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Betws Road, Betws, Bridgend, CF32 8TD01656 815810All 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 reportsMy 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 Bridgend council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll193
Pupils from low-income families20%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support6%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 1 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals20.3%24.0%27.4%26.5%22.1%19.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)6.1%6.8%9.1%6.8%11.5%6.6%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.0% 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.

Attendance94.0%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.8%94.8%20192023: 91.7%91.7%20232024: 92.5%92.5%20242025: 94.0%94.0%2025
Since 2019: -0.8%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,4132025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,0174,01720202021: 4,2404,24020212022: 4,2554,25520222023: 4,3194,31920232024: 4,5244,52420242025: 4,7714,77120252026: 5,4135,4132026
Since 2020: +1,396

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £265 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 m10312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate59 per 1,000 people35% lower than the England average
Typical house price£213,300Bridgend
Nearest bus stop130 mOddfellows, 11 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
Betws Primary SchoolCouncil40 m174Estyn, no grade–Compare
Tynyrheol Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles60Estyn, no grade–Compare
Brynmenyn Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles411Estyn, no grade–Compare
Bryncethin Primary SchoolCouncil1.9 miles237Estyn, no grade–Compare
Tondu Primary SchoolCouncil2.0 miles199Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Robert's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic2.3 miles171Estyn, no grade–Compare
Llangynwyd Primary SchoolCouncil2.4 miles92Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ffaldau Primary SchoolCouncil2.9 miles133Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in BridgendBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Calon Y Cymoedd a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Calon Y Cymoedd yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Calon Y Cymoedd have?

193 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
Betws Road, Betws, Bridgend, CF32 8TD
Telephone
01656 815810
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
Garw Valley
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
401075 · School number 6722363
Language
Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
Official recordMy Local SchoolDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “193” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “20.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from