Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen is a naturally bilingual secondary school that provides education for pupils between 11 and 18 years old. The school is situated in the small town of Bethesda and is maintained by Gwynedd local authority.

One point two per cent (1.2%) of pupils live in the 20% most disadvantaged areas in Wales. There are 466 pupils on roll and this is higher than at the time of the last inspection in November 2012, when there were 360 pupils on roll.

There are 57 pupils in the sixth form. Ten per cent (10%) of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is lower than the national percentage for secondary schools of 16.4%.

Twenty-three per cent (23%) of pupils are on the school's additional learning needs r...egister, which is very close to the national percentage. Three point three per cent (3.3%) of pupils have a statement of special educational needs, which is higher than the national figure of 2.

2%. Around 78% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes and most speak Welsh fluently. Very few pupils are from ethnic minority backgrounds.

No pupils speak English as an additional language. The current headteacher was appointed to the post permanently in September 2018, following a year as acting headteacher. The senior leadership also includes two deputy headteachers and one assistant headteacher.