Has Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen, 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 many pupils are at Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen?

Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen has 513 pupils on roll.

Is Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen a faith school?

No. Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen has no designated religious character.

Does Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen 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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Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen

Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen

Tudor Street, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1AP

Phase: Secondary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 513
URN: 401730
Local authority: Powys
Telephone: 01639842115

About this school

Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen is a secondary school in Swansea. It has 513 pupils on roll.

Estyn has inspected it, and the inspection section below links to the full report. 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 8 February 2021 · Secondary

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

24%

2023/24

23.1%

2024/25

21.4%

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

English as an additional language

2022/23

1.1%

2023/24

1.3%

2024/25

1.1%

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

Nearby schools

Ysgol Bro Tawe
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0.2 miles
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0.6 miles
Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur
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0.7 miles
Ysgol Golwg y Cwm
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1.3 miles
Godre'rgraig Primary School
Welsh schools · Swansea

2.3 miles

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Common questions

What kind of school is Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen?: Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen is a secondary school in Swansea.
Has Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen, 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 many pupils are at Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen?: Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen has 513 pupils on roll.
Is Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen a faith school?: No. Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen has no designated religious character.
Does Ysgol Maes-Y-Dderwen 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.