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Ysgol Dinas Bran
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Dinbren Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire LL20 8TG · dinasbran.co.uk · 01978 860669
On the mapSearch near LL20 8TG
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected November 2018
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,022
- Local authority
- Denbighshire
- Language
- Welsh and English (dual language)
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 4%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 2.5%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 7.2%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 352.4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352.4 | 354.3 | 363.1 | ||
| 37.3 | 38.6 | 41.8 | ||
| 35.4 | 36.0 | 37.6 | ||
| 37.2 | 35.8 | 38.3 | ||
| 30.9 | 29.0 | 31.8 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in November 2018. 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 · November 2018
- Raise standards in skills and for the more able
- Improve the quality of teaching and assessment
- Improve the provision for skills, in particular writing, thinking and in Welsh first language
- Improve the quality of strategic planning for self-evaluation and school improvement
- Address the health and safety issues identified during the inspection visit
All reports
- Mar 2021Outcome of Estyn review
- Nov 2018Inspection reportLast full
- May 2012Inspection report