When was Ysgol Dinas Bran last inspected?

Estyn has inspected Ysgol Dinas Bran, 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 big is Ysgol Dinas Bran?

Ysgol Dinas Bran has 1,022 pupils on roll.

Is Ysgol Dinas Bran a faith school?

No. Ysgol Dinas Bran has no designated religious character.

Does Ysgol Dinas Bran 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 Dinas Bran

Ysgol Dinas Bran

Dinbren Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8TG

Phase: Secondary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)
Constituency: Clwyd East
Setting: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 1,022
URN: 401695
Local authority: Denbighshire
Telephone: 01978860669

About this school

Ysgol Dinas Bran is a secondary school in Denbighshire. It has 1,022 pupils on roll. It runs both Welsh-medium and English-medium classes.

Estyn's most recent report on the school is linked from the section below. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Estyn inspection

Wales: Estyn

Inspected 10 March 2021 · Secondary

This inspection took place under Estyn's previous framework, which gave summative grades. Those grades are published in the report itself, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

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

14.4%

2023/24

13.8%

2024/25

14.3%

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

English as an additional language

2022/23

1.6%

2023/24

2.3%

2024/25

2.6%

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

Nearby schools

Ysgol Gymraeg y Gwernant
Welsh schools · Denbighshire

0.8 miles
Ysgol Bryn Collen Llangollen
Welsh schools · Denbighshire

0.8 miles
Garth C.P. School
Welsh schools · Wrexham

2.7 miles
Ysgol Cynddelw
Welsh schools · Llangollen

2.7 miles
Froncysyllte C.P. School
Welsh schools · Wrexham

3.3 miles

Common questions

What kind of school is Ysgol Dinas Bran?: Ysgol Dinas Bran is a secondary school in Denbighshire.
When was Ysgol Dinas Bran last inspected?: Estyn has inspected Ysgol Dinas Bran, 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 big is Ysgol Dinas Bran?: Ysgol Dinas Bran has 1,022 pupils on roll.
Is Ysgol Dinas Bran a faith school?: No. Ysgol Dinas Bran has no designated religious character.
Does Ysgol Dinas Bran 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 25 June 2025.