Ysgol Brynrefail

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Brynrefail is a naturally bilingual comprehensive school for 11-18-year-old pupils.

It is situated in the village of Llanrug, on the road between Caernarfon and Llanberis, and is maintained by Gwynedd local authority. Many pupils come from the villages on Llanrug, Bethel, Llanberis and the surrounding rural area. There are 745 pupils on roll, including 115 in the sixth form.

This is slightly lower than at the time of the last inspection in November 2012, when there were 778 pupils at the school. Nine point four per cent (9.4%) of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is lower than the national percentage for secondary schools of 16.

4%. Twenty one point seven per cent (21.7%) of pupils are on the ...school's special educational needs register, which is similar to the national percentage of 22.

6%. One point four per cent (1.4%) of pupils have a statement of special educational needs, which is slightly lower than the national figure of 2.

2%. Eighty six per cent (86%) of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes, and 98% are fluent in the Welsh language. There are no children who speak English as an additional language.

Very few pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds. The senior leadership team includes the headteacher, two deputy headteachers and two assistant headteachers. The headteacher was appointed in April 2018.