Has Ysgol Penalltau been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Ysgol Penalltau, 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 Penalltau?

Ysgol Penalltau has 247 pupils on roll.

Is Ysgol Penalltau a faith school?

No. Ysgol Penalltau has no designated religious character.

Does Ysgol Penalltau 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 Penalltau

Ysgol Penalltau

Cwm Calon, Penalltau, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 6AP

Phase: Primary
Language: Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
Constituency: Caerphilly
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 247
URN: 402228
Local authority: Caerphilly

About this school

Ysgol Penalltau is a primary school in Ystrad Mynach. It has 247 pupils on roll. Most teaching is through the medium of Welsh.

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 2017 · 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

13.9%

2023/24

14.8%

2024/25

15.1%

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 Ysgol Penalltau?: Ysgol Penalltau is a primary school in Ystrad Mynach.
Has Ysgol Penalltau been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Ysgol Penalltau, 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 Penalltau?: Ysgol Penalltau has 247 pupils on roll.
Is Ysgol Penalltau a faith school?: No. Ysgol Penalltau has no designated religious character.
Does Ysgol Penalltau 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 10 July 2026.