The school is situated in the centre of the village of Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley. It serves the village itself and the surrounding area. The area that is served by the school is neither prosperous nor economically disadvantaged. At present, there are 57 pupils aged between three and 11 on roll, including eight nursery-age pupils. Children are admitted to the school on a part-time basis in the September following their third birthday and full-time in the September following their fourth birthday. About 28% of pupils are entitled to free school meals, which is lower than the average for the local authority and for Wales. Twenty-eight per cent of pupils have been recorded by the school as having special educational needs, which is higher than the average for the local authority. No pupils have a statement of special educational needs. Education is provided through the medium of Welsh for all pupils, although English is the main home language of almost all of them. Pupils are taught in three mixed-age classes by two full-time teachers and two part-time teachers. The headteacher has been in charge of the school for 13 years. The school was last inspected in November 2006. The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Dolgarrog in 2012-2013 is £5,148. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Conwy is £12,262 and the minimum is £3,081. Ysgol Dolgarrog is in 13th place of the 60 primary schools in Conwy in terms of its school budget per pupil.