Schools in Dolgellau

About schools in Dolgellau

OfferDay lists one school in Dolgellau, a middle school.

Schools in Dolgellau are inspected by Estyn. Estyn no longer gives maintained schools a single overall grade, so a recent report reads as a written summary, with a follow-up category noted only where a school has one; each page shows the inspection date and links straight to the full Estyn report. Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so these pages lead with the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.

Middle schools1

• Ysgol Bro Idris

  Welsh establishment

Schools near Dolgellau

With only one school listed in Dolgellau itself, most families here also look further afield. These are the 9 schools closest to the centre of Dolgellau by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively — the nearest is Ysgol Bro Idris, about 0.0 miles away.

• Ysgol Bro Idris

  Welsh schools · Dolgellau

  0.0 miles
• Aran Hall School

  Welsh schools · Gwynedd

  5.0 miles
• Ysgol Gynradd Dyffryn Dulas

  Welsh schools · Powys

  6.2 miles
• Ysgol y Traeth

  Welsh schools · Gwynedd

  7.7 miles
• Ysgol Gynradd Dyffryn Ardudwy

  Welsh schools · Gwynedd

  9.5 miles
• Ysgol Glantwymyn

  Welsh schools · Powys

  10.0 miles
• Ysgol Gynradd Llanbedr

  Welsh schools · Gwynedd

  10.6 miles
• Ysgol Craig y Deryn

  Welsh schools · Llanegryn

  11.3 miles
• Ysgol O.M. Edwards

  Welsh schools · Gwynedd

  11.8 miles

Common questions about schools in Dolgellau

How many schools are in Dolgellau?

OfferDay lists one school in Dolgellau, a middle school.

Who inspects schools in Dolgellau?

Schools in Dolgellau are inspected by Estyn, the education inspectorate for Wales. Estyn no longer gives maintained schools a single overall grade, so a recent report reads as a written summary, with a follow-up category noted only where a school has one. Each school page shows the inspection date and links to the full Estyn report.

Which are the best schools in Dolgellau?

OfferDay does not rank schools in Dolgellau. Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Estyn reports and the characteristics the Welsh Government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 25 June 2025.