Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy is a bilingual community comprehensive school for 11 to 18-year-old pupils.

It is maintained by Conwy local authority. There are 658 pupils on roll, including 137 in the sixth form, which is lower than the figures at the time of the last inspection. The school serves the rural area of the Conwy Valley, which includes the town of Llanrwst.

Most pupils come from relatively prosperous areas. Six point five per cent (6.5%) of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

This figure is lower than the national average of 16.4%. Nearly all pupils are from white ethnic backgrounds.

No pupils receive support to learn English as an additional language. The school admits pupils from the full range ...of ability. Twenty two point seven per cent (22.

7%) of pupils are on the school's additional learning needs register, which is similar to the national average. One point one per cent (1.1%) of pupils have a statement of special educational needs, which is lower than the national average.

The school has a unit for pupils with moderate learning needs. Fifty nine per cent (59%) of pupils come from homes in which either one or both parents speak Welsh, and 88% of pupils study Welsh as a first language. The school is currently a pioneer school and is working with the Welsh Government and other schools to proceed with developments relating to the curriculum in the language, literacy and communication area of learning and experience.