Ysgol Bro Dinefwr

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Ysgol Bro Dinefwr is an 11-18 mixed, naturally bilingual school maintained by Carmarthenshire local authority. There are currently 1,156 pupils on roll with 197 in the sixth form.

Ysgol Bro Dinefwr is a new school which opened in September 2013, initially across two separate sites. The school is an amalgamation of Ysgol Pantycelyn and Ysgol Tregib. The school moved into a new building in September 2016.

The school is situated in the town of Llandeilo and serves the town and a large, mostly rural, area. The proportion of pupils in receipt of free school meals is 11.5%.

This figure is below the national average of 17.1%. is English, and 30% come from Welsh-speaking homes.

Fifty-five per cent of pupils speak... Welsh as a first language or to an equivalent standard within the school. Nearly all pupils come from a white, British background. A very few pupils speak English as an additional language.

Pupils represent the full ability range. Eight per cent of pupils have a statement of special educational needs and a further 19% have been identified as needing some support. The school has two learning resources for pupils with severe and complex needs.

There are 37 pupils registered at these resources and these pupils are included within the school roll. The senior leadership team consists of the headteacher, a deputy headteacher, two assistant headteachers and two acting assistant headteachers. The headteacher has been in post since the school has opened, having previously been headteacher at Ysgol Tre Gib and Ysgol Pantycelyn.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Bro Dinefwr in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £4,744 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the secondary schools in Carmarthenshire is £5,432 and the minimum is £3,584. Ysgol Bro Dinefwr is third out of the 12 secondary schools in Carmarthenshire in terms of its school budget per pupil.