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Ysgol Y Lawnt

Primary · ages 3-11Council191 pupilsNurseryRhymneyCaerphilly
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance91.4%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families20%
Pupils with additional learning needs22%
Pupils on roll191
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher17.7

Ysgol Y Lawnt is a council school in Rhymney for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 191 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Surgery Hill, Rhymney, NP22 5LS01685 840285ysgolylawnt.co.ukAll 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 mainly in Welsh.

You apply through Caerphilly council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll191
Pupils from low-income families20%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support22%Additional learning needs; Wales –
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 2 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals20.2%21.4%21.4%19.3%18.4%18.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)22.0%13.1%12.2%18.8%22.4%21.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.4% 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.

Attendance91.4%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 92.9%92.9%20192023: 90.6%90.6%20232024: 91.4%91.4%20242025: 91.4%91.4%2025
Since 2019: -1.5%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,0092025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,3893,38920202021: 3,8073,80720212022: 3,7483,74820222023: 3,8173,81720232024: 4,3424,34220242025: 4,5644,56420252026: 5,0095,0092026
Since 2020: +1,620

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £669 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 m25912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate156 per 1,000 people72% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Caerphilly
Nearest bus stop140 mRhymney Library, 9 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
Bryn Awel Primary SchoolCouncil740 m136Estyn, no grade–Compare
Upper Rhymney Primary SchoolCouncil860 m144Estyn, no grade–Compare
Idris Davies School 3 to 18Council1.1 miles812Estyn, no grade45Compare
Fochriw Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles91Estyn, no grade–Compare
Bryn Bach County Primary SchoolCouncil1.9 miles233Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Joseph's R.C.Council2.2 miles103Estyn, no grade–Compare
Deighton Primary SchoolCouncil2.2 miles238Estyn, no grade–Compare
Georgetown C.P. SchoolCouncil2.2 miles430Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in CaerphillyPrimary schools in RhymneyBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Y Lawnt a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Y Lawnt have?

191 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
Surgery Hill, Rhymney, NP22 5LS
Telephone
01685 840285
Website
www.ysgolylawnt.co.uk
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Caerphilly
Ward
Twyn Carno
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
401354 · School number 6762309
Language
Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
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 “191” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “20.2” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from