Has Ysgol Nantgwyn been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Ysgol Nantgwyn, 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 Nantgwyn?

Ysgol Nantgwyn has 1,048 pupils on roll.

Is Ysgol Nantgwyn a faith school?

No. Ysgol Nantgwyn has no designated religious character.

Does Ysgol Nantgwyn 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.

Ysgol Nantgwyn

Llewellyn Street, Tonypandy, CF40 1HQ

Phase: Middle
Language: English medium school / provision
Religious ethos: None
Constituency: Rhondda and Ogmore
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 1,048
URN: 402420
Local authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf

About this school

Ysgol Nantgwyn is a middle school in Tonypandy. It has 1,048 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 19 June 2025 · Interim visit, All-age

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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

32.5%

2023/24

29.1%

2024/25

27.6%

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

English as an additional language

2022/23

2023/24

1.9%

2024/25

1.3%

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

St Gabriel & Raphael R.C.P. School
Welsh schools · Tonypandy

0.3 miles
Tai Educational Centre
Welsh schools · Rhondda

0.4 miles
Trealaw Primary School
Welsh schools · Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

0.5 miles
Llwynypia Primary School
Welsh schools · Tonypandy

0.8 miles
Alaw Primary School
Welsh schools · Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

0.9 miles

Other schools in Tonypandy

Cwmclydach Primary Welsh schools
Llwynypia Primary School Welsh schools
Pontrhondda Primary School Welsh schools
St Gabriel & Raphael R.C.P. School Welsh schools

Common questions

What kind of school is Ysgol Nantgwyn?: Ysgol Nantgwyn is a middle school in Tonypandy.
Has Ysgol Nantgwyn been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Ysgol Nantgwyn, 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 Nantgwyn?: Ysgol Nantgwyn has 1,048 pupils on roll.
Is Ysgol Nantgwyn a faith school?: No. Ysgol Nantgwyn has no designated religious character.
Does Ysgol Nantgwyn 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.