Has Ysgol Friars been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Ysgol Friars, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.

How many pupils are at Ysgol Friars?

Ysgol Friars has 1,383 pupils on roll.

Is Ysgol Friars a faith school?

No. Ysgol Friars has no designated religious character.

Does Ysgol Friars publish exam results?

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

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Ysgol Friars

Lon Y Bryn, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2LN

Phase: Secondary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)
Constituency: Bangor Aberconwy
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 1,383
URN: 401680
Local authority: Gwynedd
Telephone: 01248364905

About this school

Ysgol Friars is a secondary school in Gwynedd. It has 1,383 pupils on roll. It runs both Welsh-medium and English-medium classes.

Estyn has inspected it, and the inspection section below links to the full report. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Estyn inspection

Wales: Estyn

Inspected 29 April 2026 · Inspection report, Secondary

Estyn now reports in narrative form. Instead of an overall grade it describes a school's work and, where it is needed, sets a follow-up category. OfferDay shows the inspection date and links to the full report rather than reproducing Estyn's findings.

Read the full inspection report on Estyn's website

School characteristics

From the Welsh Government school census, latest 3 years.

Free school meals (3-year average)

2022/23

12.8%

2023/24

13.5%

2024/25

13.5%

The Welsh Government's headline measure of a school's level of deprivation.

English as an additional language

2022/23

4.6%

2023/24

5.1%

2024/25

5.4%

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show attainment figures for Welsh schools. Estyn reports on each school, and the Welsh Government publishes results at national and local-authority level.

Location

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Common questions

What kind of school is Ysgol Friars?: Ysgol Friars is a secondary school in Gwynedd.
Has Ysgol Friars been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Ysgol Friars, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.
How many pupils are at Ysgol Friars?: Ysgol Friars has 1,383 pupils on roll.
Is Ysgol Friars a faith school?: No. Ysgol Friars has no designated religious character.
Does Ysgol Friars publish exam results?: Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn, and pupil characteristics from the Welsh Government's school census. OfferDay links to each Estyn report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 29 April 2026.