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Ysgol Dyffryn Aman
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Margaret Street, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire SA18 2NW · dyffrynaman.co.uk · 01269 592441
On the mapSearch near SA18 2NW
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected November 2019
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,547
- Local authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Language
- Welsh and English (dual language)
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 7.3%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0.9%
- 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: 344.6 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344.6 | 354.3 | 362.3 | ||
| 39.4 | 38.6 | 41.0 | ||
| 34.9 | 36.0 | 36.6 | ||
| 37.5 | 35.8 | 37.9 | ||
| 28.3 | 29.0 | 33.2 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in November 2019. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards good; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning excellent; Teaching and learning experiences good; Care, support and guidance good; Leadership and management good.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Good |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Excellent |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Good |
| Care, support and guidance | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Recommendations · November 2019
- Improve pupils' standards of oracy and writing in Welsh
- Increase the proportion of courses that are available in Welsh in key stage 4 and the sixth form
- Plan to ensure opportunities for pupils to make progress in their information and communication technology (ICT) skills across the curriculum
- Eliminate the financial deficit by working with the local authority, and address the health and safety issue that was identified during the inspection
All reports
- Nov 2019Inspection reportLast full
- Nov 2015Monitoring visit
- Oct 2012Inspection report