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Ysgol Friars
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Lon y Bryn, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2LN · 01248 364905
On the mapSearch near LL57 2LN
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected April 2026
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,383
- Local authority
- Gwynedd
- Language
- Welsh and English (dual language)
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 13.1%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 5.5%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 30%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 382.8 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382.8 | 354.3 | 380.7 | ||
| 40.8 | 38.6 | 41.7 | ||
| 38.4 | 36.0 | 39.8 | ||
| 43.3 | 35.8 | 40.1 | ||
| 35.8 | 29.0 | 27.6 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in April 2026. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · April 2026
- Strengthen the strategic leadership and coordination of approaches to improve pupils' attendance
- Improve the provision for the progressive development of pupils' skills across the curriculum
- Ensure that teaching consistently challenges pupils to make strong progress
- Strengthen the planning for the provision of Welsh, including opportunities for pupils to use the language across the curriculum
All reports
- Apr 2026Inspection reportLast full
- Apr 2026Summary for parents and carers
Nov 2017Inspection report3 recommendations
- Improve the provision for pupils' toilets and ensure that there is a sufficient number of toilets for the number of pupils
- Ensure that the provision for Welsh matches all pupils' abilities and previous academic experience of the language
- Ensure that self-evaluation and improvement planning are consistently strong across the school, that activities focus appropriately on pupils' skills and… Full report
- Nov 2012Monitoring visit
- Sept 2011Inspection report