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Ysgol Pendref

Primary · ages 3-11Council130 pupilsNurseryDenbighDenbighshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance88.2%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families54%
Pupils with additional learning needs7%
Pupils on roll130
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.8

Ysgol Pendref is a council school in Denbigh for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 130 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Gwaenynog Road, Denbigh, LL16 3RU01745 812660All 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 in English.

You apply through Denbighshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll130
Pupils from low-income families54%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support7%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils10%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
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 meals54.2%55.4%53.5%52.4%50.0%50.7%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)6.6%33.0%30.6%12.1%28.3%32.4%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language6.6%6.6%–––4.9%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils10.4%8.8%8.2%6.6%5.1%–

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.2% 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.

Attendance88.2%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.4%94.4%20192023: 89.2%89.2%20232024: 89.5%89.5%20242025: 88.2%88.2%2025
Since 2019: -6.2%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£7,2812025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 5,4815,48120202021: 6,2276,22720212022: 6,4636,46320222023: 7,0637,06320232024: 7,2927,29220242025: 7,4417,44120252026: 7,2817,2812026
Since 2020: +1,800

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,603 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 m33412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate149 per 1,000 people63% higher than the England average
Typical house price£195,000Denbighshire
Nearest bus stop130 mMaes Celyn, 8 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 Twm o'r NantCouncil0.9 miles314Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol FrongochCouncil1.0 miles209Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Y Parc InfantsCouncil1.0 miles155Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg HenllanCouncil1.6 miles68Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Brigid's SchoolRoman Catholic1.7 miles484Estyn, no grade90Compare
Ysgol TrefnantChurch in Wales2.7 miles78Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Pant PastynogChurch in Wales2.9 miles65Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Bro CinmeirchCouncil2.9 miles98Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in DenbighshirePrimary schools in DenbighBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Pendref a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Pendref have?

130 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
Gwaenynog Road, Denbigh, LL16 3RU
Telephone
01745 812660
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Denbighshire
Ward
Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan
Constituency
Clwyd North
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2012 (result of amalgamation)
URN
402297 · School number 6632266
Language
English medium school / provision
Formerly
Gwaenynog Infants C.P. School, Heulfre Junior School
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 “130” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “54.2” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from