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Ysgol Llys Hywel

Primary · ages 4-11Council135 pupilsCaerfyrddinCarmarthenshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.2%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families14%
Pupils with additional learning needs6%
Pupils on roll135
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.7

Ysgol Llys Hywel is a council school in Caerfyrddin for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 135 pupils. Teaching is in both Welsh and English.

Stryd Y Farchnad, Hendy Gwyn Ar Daf, Caerfyrddin, SA34 0QB01994 240238All 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 in both Welsh and English.

You apply through Carmarthenshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll135
Pupils from low-income families14%Three-year average; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils10%
LanguageDual languageDual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 7 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals14.1%16.3%18.3%20.2%19.0%18.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)6.4%5.2%7.5%10.3%19.3%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils9.7%10.1%7.8%6.7%6.3%6.2%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.2% 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.

Attendance93.2%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.9%94.9%20192023: 92.2%92.2%20232024: 91.9%91.9%20242025: 93.2%93.2%2025
Since 2019: -1.7%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,6712025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,5113,51120202021: 3,8253,82520212022: 3,9003,90020222023: 4,1954,19520232024: 4,6784,67820242025: 5,2505,25020252026: 5,6715,6712026
Since 2020: +2,160

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £7 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 m5112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate51 per 1,000 people44% lower than the England average
Typical house price£192,500Carmarthenshire
Nearest bus stop120 mKeefe House, 10 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
Tavernspite C.P. SchoolCouncil2.8 miles208Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Bro BrynachCouncil4.2 miles90Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Llys Hywel a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Llys Hywel have?

135 pupils aged 4 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Stryd Y Farchnad, Hendy Gwyn Ar Daf, Caerfyrddin, SA34 0QB
Telephone
01994 240238
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Religious character
None
Local authority
Carmarthenshire
Ward
Whitland
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
400776 · School number 6692098
Language
Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “135” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “14.1” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from