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Ysgol Hooson

Primary · ages 3-11Council228 pupilsNurseryWrexham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.1%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families15%
Pupils with additional learning needs3%
Pupils on roll228
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher25.0

Ysgol Hooson is a council school in Wrexham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 228 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Heol Caradoc, Pentredwr, Rhos, Wrexham, LL14 2DX01978 832950All 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 Wrexham council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll228
Pupils from low-income families15%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support3%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils3%
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 meals15.1%15.3%13.9%13.4%11.8%10.4%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)3.4%3.2%7.3%10.3%12.9%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils2.8%2.5%2.7%2.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.1% 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.

Attendance92.1%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.8%94.8%20192023: 91.9%91.9%20232024: 92.7%92.7%20242025: 92.1%92.1%2025
Since 2019: -2.7%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,9282025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,3183,31820202021: 3,6133,61320212022: 3,8263,82620222023: 4,0574,05720232024: 4,4674,46720242025: 4,5034,50320252026: 4,9284,9282026
Since 2020: +1,610

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £750 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 m18812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate102 per 1,000 people13% higher than the England average
Typical house price£195,000Wrexham
Nearest bus stop170 mSun Inn, 7 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 Maes Y MynyddCouncil90 m292Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Yr HafodCouncil0.9 miles346Estyn, no gradeCompare
Penycae Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles181Estyn, no gradeCompare
Rhostyllen C.P. SchoolCouncil1.8 miles220Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol MaesyllanCouncil2.1 miles138Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Mary's Primary (Ruabon) SchoolChurch in Wales2.2 miles213Estyn, no gradeCompare
Rhosymedre Community Primary SchoolCouncil2.5 miles215Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol AcrefairCouncil2.6 miles205Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Hooson a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Hooson have?

228 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 Caradoc, Pentredwr, Rhos, Wrexham, LL14 2DX
Telephone
01978 832950
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Wrexham
Ward
Pant and Johnstown
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400442 · School number 6652259
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 “228” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “15.1” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from