When was Penygroes C.P. School last inspected?

Estyn has inspected Penygroes C.P. School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.

How big is Penygroes C.P. School?

Penygroes C.P. School has 166 pupils on roll.

Is Penygroes C.P. School a faith school?

No. Penygroes C.P. School has no designated religious character.

Does Penygroes C.P. School publish exam results?

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

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Penygroes C.P. School

Penygroes C.P. School

Waterloo Road, Penygroes, Carmarthenshire, SA14 7NT

Phase: Primary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
Constituency: Caerfyrddin
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 166
URN: 400829
Local authority: Carmarthenshire
Telephone: 01269844477

About this school

Penygroes C.P. School is a primary school in Carmarthenshire. It has 166 pupils on roll. Most teaching is through the medium of Welsh.

Estyn's most recent report on the school is linked from the section below. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Estyn inspection

Wales: Estyn

Inspected 27 August 2020 · Primary

This inspection took place under Estyn's previous framework, which gave summative grades. Those grades are published in the report itself, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Estyn's website

School characteristics

From the Welsh Government school census, latest 3 years.

Free school meals (3-year average)

2022/23

10.9%

2023/24

10.4%

2024/25

9.7%

The Welsh Government's headline measure of a school's level of deprivation.

English as an additional language

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show attainment figures for Welsh schools. Estyn reports on each school, and the Welsh Government publishes results at national and local-authority level.

Location

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Common questions

What kind of school is Penygroes C.P. School?: Penygroes C.P. School is a primary school in Carmarthenshire.
When was Penygroes C.P. School last inspected?: Estyn has inspected Penygroes C.P. School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.
How big is Penygroes C.P. School?: Penygroes C.P. School has 166 pupils on roll.
Is Penygroes C.P. School a faith school?: No. Penygroes C.P. School has no designated religious character.
Does Penygroes C.P. School publish exam results?: Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn, and pupil characteristics from the Welsh Government's school census. OfferDay links to each Estyn report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 25 June 2025.