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Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen Bethesda
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Ffordd Coetmor, Bethesda, Gwynedd LL57 3NN · 01248 600291
On the mapSearch near LL57 3NN
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected September 2019
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 398
- Local authority
- Gwynedd
- Language
- Welsh medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 15.5%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 3%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 352.3 (Wales: 354.3).
Welsh Government’s interim Key Stage 4 measures for Year 11 (points scores), from My Local School, and never set beside England’s.
Capped 9
| 2024/25 · points | Trend | School | Wales | Similar schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352.3 | 354.3 | 377.4 | ||
| 42.8 | 38.6 | 42.0 | ||
| 35.0 | 36.0 | 36.9 | ||
| 33.6 | 35.8 | 37.5 | ||
| 36.4 | 29.0 | 31.4 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in September 2019. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning adequate and needs improvement; Teaching and learning experiences adequate and needs improvement; Care, support and guidance adequate and needs improvement; Leadership and management adequate and needs improvement.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Adequate |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Adequate |
| Care, support and guidance | Adequate |
| Leadership and management | Adequate |
Recommendations · September 2019
- Improve standards
- Improve the quality of teaching and assessment
- Improve provision to develop pupils' skills, particularly in numeracy and information and communication technology (ICT)
- Improve the quality of leadership at all levels
- Strengthen performance management processes and ensure a clear system of accountability
All reports
- Jul 2025Interim visit letter
- Jan 2022Monitoring visit
- Sept 2019Inspection reportLast full
- Nov 2012Inspection report