In summary, an independent school is any school at which full-time education is provided for pupils of compulsory school age and which is not maintained by a local authority.
I grynhoi, ystyr ysgol annibynnol yw unrhyw ysgol lle caiff addysg amser llawn ei darparu i ddisgyblion o oedran ysgol gorfodol ac nad yw'n cael ei chynnal gan awdurdod lleol.