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Dyffryn Taf
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
North Road, Whitland, Carmarthenshire SA34 0BD · 01994 242100
On the mapSearch near SA34 0BD
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected November 2019
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 890
- Local authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Language
- Welsh and English (dual language)
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 6.3%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- Too few to publish
- StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 6.6%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 348.1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348.1 | 354.3 | 383.7 | ||
| 40.0 | 38.6 | 42.6 | ||
| 37.5 | 36.0 | 40.9 | ||
| 35.0 | 35.8 | 40.3 | ||
| 40.3 | 29.0 | 41.2 |
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 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 good.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Adequate |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Good |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Adequate |
| Care, support and guidance | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Recommendations · November 2019
- Raise standards of achievement to ensure that all pupils fulfil their potential in all subjects
- Improve the quality of teaching, including the level of challenge in lessons, to ensure that teaching meets the needs of all pupils
- Reduce variation in the quality of assessment and feedback
- Improve the impact of professional learning, particularly that focusing on the evaluation of teaching on pupil progress
All reports
- Mar 2026Interim visit letter
- Nov 2019Inspection reportLast full
- Feb 2017Monitoring visit
- Oct 2013Inspection report