Ysgol Penmaes
Ysgol Penmaes is a not applicable in Powys for pupils. It has 115 pupils. Language category: Not applicable.
Canal Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7HL01874 623508All 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
No GCSE measures have been published for this school yet. Wales publishes Capped 9 and related measures each January.
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.
Language category: Not applicable.
You apply through Powys council, not the school.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Staff and budget
From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.
The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £24,757 more than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.
The area around the school
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ College | Independent | 540 m | – | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Llanfaes C.P. School | Council | 720 m | 193 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan | Council | 790 m | 300 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| South Powys Pupil Referral Unit | Pupil referral unit | 800 m | – | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Priory C.I.W. School | Church in Wales | 0.7 miles | 143 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Brecon High School | Council | 0.7 miles | 557 | Estyn, no grade | 74 | Compare |
| Ysgol y Bannau | Council | 0.7 miles | 94 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ysgol Penmaes a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Penmaes yet.
How many pupils does Ysgol Penmaes have?
115 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Canal Road, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7HL
- Telephone
- 01874 623508
- Type of school
- Not applicable (Not Applicable, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Powys
- Ward
- Brecon East
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 401906 · School number 6667004 · UKPRN 10008826
- Language
- Not applicable
Recent changes
- PhaseCode changed from “Special” to “Other”
- TypeCode changed from “Not Applicable” to “Welsh establishment”
- Pupil numbers changed from “115” to “–”
- ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education Get Information About Schools and the Welsh Government address list of schools (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Results, attendance, pupils, staff and budget: Welsh Government, My Local School, latest data to 2026.
- Neighbourhood deprivation: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 postcode lookup.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.