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Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Nebo Road, Llanrwst LL26 0SD · ysgoldyffrynconwy.org · 01492 642800
On the mapSearch near LL26 0SD
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected January 2019
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 649
- Local authority
- Conwy
- Language
- Welsh medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 12.6%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 8.1%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- Too few to publish
- StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 2.5%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 338.4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338.4 | 354.3 | 384.9 | ||
| 40.2 | 38.6 | 43.5 | ||
| 36.2 | 36.0 | 40.8 | ||
| 33.0 | 35.8 | 40.4 | ||
| 37.2 | 29.0 | 40.2 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in January 2019. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards adequate and needs improvement; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning good; Teaching and learning experiences adequate and needs improvement; Care, support and guidance good; Leadership and management adequate and needs improvement.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Adequate |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Good |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Adequate |
| Care, support and guidance | Good |
| Leadership and management | Adequate |
Recommendations · January 2019
- Improve standards, including literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills
- Raise teachers' expectations of pupils' use of the Welsh language
- Improve the quality of teaching and ensure that teachers offer pupils sufficient challenge
- Improve the quality, incisiveness and ambition of self-evaluation and planning for improvement processes
- Ensure that responsibilities are distributed equally within the senior leadership team
All reports
- Feb 2026Interim visit letter
- Mar 2021Outcome of Estyn review
- Jan 2019Inspection reportLast full
- Mar 2014Inspection report