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Ysgol Gynradd Maesincla

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales266 pupilsNurseryGwynedd
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance90.8%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families42%
Pupils with additional learning needs18%
Pupils on roll266
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher22.2

Ysgol Gynradd Maesincla is a Church in Wales school (voluntary controlled) in Gwynedd for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 266 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Maesincla Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1DF01286 673787All 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. As a Church in Wales school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

You apply through Gwynedd council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll266
Pupils from low-income families42%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support18%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils5%
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 meals42.1%44.8%44.1%43.3%39.2%35.0%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)18.4%20.2%30.7%37.8%40.1%39.3%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils5.0%5.1%4.5%2.5%2.5%3.4%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.8% 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.

Attendance90.8%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.0%94.0%20192023: 89.6%89.6%20232024: 90.6%90.6%20242025: 90.8%90.8%2025
Since 2019: -3.2%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,9902025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,4244,42420202021: 4,7944,79420212022: 4,6514,65120222023: 4,6194,61920232024: 4,7284,72820242025: 5,4055,40520252026: 5,9905,9902026
Since 2020: +1,566

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £312 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 m40312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate134 per 1,000 people47% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Gwynedd
Nearest bus stop200 mGlan Peris, 31 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 Santes HelenRoman Catholic690 m40Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Y GelliCouncil810 m222Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Yr HendreCouncil820 m378Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd BontnewyddCouncil1.9 miles214Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd BrynsiencynCouncil2.6 miles35Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd BethelCouncil2.8 miles147Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol LlanrugCouncil2.9 miles265Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol WaunfawrCouncil3.0 miles116Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Gynradd Maesincla a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Gynradd Maesincla have?

266 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
Maesincla Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1DF
Telephone
01286 673787
Type of school
Church in Wales school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Gwynedd
Ward
Cadnant
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
400185 · School number 6613005
Language
Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary controlled school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “266” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “42.1” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from