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Ysgol Dinas Brân

Coordinates: 52°58′22″N 3°10′13″W / 52.9728°N 3.1702°W / 52.9728; -3.1702
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Ysgol Dinas Brân
Address
Map
Dinbren Road

, ,
LL20 8TG

Wales
Coordinates52°58′22″N 3°10′13″W / 52.9728°N 3.1702°W / 52.9728; -3.1702
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoSuccess through Effort
Local authorityDenbighshire County Council
Department for Education URN401695 Tables
HeadteacherMark Hatch
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18[1]
Enrolment1072 (2023)
Colour(s)Teal, gray, white and black
Websitedinasbran.co.uk

Ysgol Dinas Brân is an 11-18 bilingual co-educational secondary school in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. It serves the town of Llangollen and the surrounding areas including Corwen, Wrexham, Johnstown, Ruabon, Cefn Mawr, and Trevor.[2] The school was previously called Llangollen Grammar School.[3][4] The school had 1072 pupils on roll in 2023.[5]

In the January 2012 National ranking of all secondary schools in Wales, the school was listed 7th (out of 230 school) - making Ysgol Dinas Brân the 3rd best school in North Wales.[6]

In 2018, only 2% of students speak Welsh as a first language or to an equivalent standard, with approximately a tenth of pupils being educated in the Welsh-medium stream of the school.[2]

The school motto is Success through Effort.

In 2008 the school opened its new Sixth form and learning centre on the campus. The sports hall was opened in 2000.

A level results in 2008 showed a 100% pass rate, giving the school the top position in Wales for A-level results.[citation needed]

Dinas Brân launched the World Youth Skills Challenge in June 2009, with nearly 250 or more competitors.[clarification needed]

Each year, the International Musical Eisteddfod starts every first week of July, and Ysgol Dinas Brân holds a transition week, where all of the Year 6 students are introduced to their soon-to-be Secondary School. Ysgol Dinas Brân holds a session for the Year 6 students and the pupils of Ysgol Dinas Brân, where they go to the International Eisteddfod and visit the stalls and the Llangollen Pavilion for an hour at the school.

Infrastructure

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The school buildings were constructed in the 1930s and added to on an ad-hoc basis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ysgol Dinas Bran". Projects. Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Ysgol Dinas Brân Inspection Report 2012" (PDF). Estyn. Estyn. May 2012.
  3. ^ Meurig Jones, Peter. "Brynamman Ambulance Class 1912-1913". Some Captured History Of The Amman Valley And Its People. Dave Michael. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Winner of Llangollen 2009 Peace Message Competition". News Archive. Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Ysgol Dinas Bran". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ BBC Wales Website; recalled 13 January.
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