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Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful

Primary · ages 3-11Council411 pupilsNurseryMerthyr Tydfil
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.0%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families11%
Pupils with additional learning needs4%
Pupils on roll411
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher24.2

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful is a council school in Twynyrodyn for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 411 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Heol Pantyffin, Twynyrodyn, CF47 0HU01685 351815All 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 Merthyr Tydfil council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll411
Pupils from low-income families11%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support4%Additional learning needs; Wales –
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 9 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals10.5%11.3%11.7%11.7%11.5%10.9%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)4.2%2.2%1.5%4.7%2.6%6.6%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils1.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.0% 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.

Attendance93.0%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.9%94.9%20192023: 92.7%92.7%20232024: 92.8%92.8%20242025: 93.0%93.0%2025
Since 2019: -1.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,5882025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,5883,58820202021: 3,6993,69920212022: 3,6723,67220222023: 3,9083,90820232024: 5,3755,37520242025: 4,1904,19020252026: 4,5884,5882026
Since 2020: +1,000

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,090 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 m54712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate63 per 1,000 people31% lower than the England average
Typical house price£145,000Merthyr Tydfil
Nearest bus stop60 mOld School, 25 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
Gwaunfarren Primary SchoolCouncil750 m280Estyn, no gradeCompare
Twynrodyn Community SchoolCouncil780 m298Estyn, no gradeCompare
Caedraw Primary SchoolCouncil850 m228Estyn, no gradeCompare
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic850 m989Estyn, no grade95Compare
Cyfarthfa Park Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles437Estyn, no gradeCompare
Goetre Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles413Estyn, no gradeCompare
Gellifaelog Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles226Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd Coed y DderwenCouncil1.3 miles223Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful have?

411 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
Heol Pantyffin, Twynyrodyn, CF47 0HU
Telephone
01685 351815
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Ward
Town
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401289 · School number 6752042
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 “411” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “10.5” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from