Schools in SY21
Primary and secondary schools serving SY21, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 29,978 (2024)
Schools in SY21
24 schools in SY21: 17 primary, 2 secondary and 5 other, including 2 independent. 50% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 4 that publish a capacity are 95% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good4.2%
- Needs improvement4.2%
- Not rated91.7%
The largest schools here
- WELSHPOOL HIGH SCHOOLSecondary · 816 pupilsNot rated3.0 miles
- Ysgol Bro CaereinionAll-through · Faith school · 494 pupilsNot rated5.0 miles
- WELSHPOOL CHURCH IN WALES PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary · Faith school · 264 pupilsNot rated2.7 miles
- GUILSFIELD C.P. SCHOOLPrimary · 145 pupilsNot rated3.3 miles
- YSGOL RHIW BECHANPrimary · 139 pupilsNot rated7.7 miles
- BUTTINGTON TREWERN C.P. SCHOOLPrimary · 133 pupilsNot rated5.9 miles
- Long Mountain CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 131 pupils · 109% fullNeeds improvement8.6 miles · July 2024
- YSGOL GYMRAEG Y TRALLWNGPrimary · 114 pupilsNot rated2.7 miles
- ARDDLEEN C.P. SCHOOLPrimary · 111 pupilsNot rated6.8 miles
- BERRIEW C.P. SCHOOLPrimary · 105 pupilsNot rated3.9 miles
- Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees NurseryPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 104 pupils · 124% fullGood7.3 miles · December 2019
- ABERMULE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary · 79 pupilsNot rated8.0 miles
- PONTROBERT C.P. SCHOOLPrimary · 67 pupilsNot rated5.7 miles
- MEIFOD C.P. SCHOOLPrimary · 62 pupilsNot rated4.2 miles
- FORDEN C.I.W. SCHOOLPrimary · Faith school · 56 pupilsNot rated4.8 miles
- LEIGHTON C.P. SCHOOLPrimary · 50 pupilsNot rated3.5 miles
- YSGOL CWM BANWYPrimary · Faith school · 46 pupilsNot rated11 miles
- YSGOL LLANBRYNMAIRPrimary · 35 pupilsNot rated18 miles
- BRYNHAFREN C.P. SCHOOLPrimary · 34 pupilsNot rated9.8 miles
- The Henslow and Evolution SchoolOther · ages 5–18 · Independent · 30 pupils · 44% fullNot rated9.0 miles
- Westbury SchoolOther · ages 11–18 · Independent · 18 pupils · 72% fullNot rated11 miles
- The PotteriesOtherNot rated8.2 miles
- Bettws LifehouseOtherNot rated7.6 miles
- Amberleigh Residential Therapeutic SchoolOtherNot rated0.7 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school. Schools in Wales and Scotland are inspected by Estyn and Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, so they show as not rated here, and only English schools publish capacity figures.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.