Ysgol Tryfan

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Tryfan is a bilingual school for pupils between 11 and 18 years old, which is maintained by Gwynedd local authority. The school is situated in the city of Bangor and serves the urban catchment area. There are 426 pupils on roll, including 80 pupils in the sixth form, which is lower than at the time of the last inspection in October 2013.

The number of pupils eligible for free school meals is 12.6% which is lower than the national percentage for secondary schools of 16.4%.

Twenty per cent (20%) of pupils are on the school's special educational needs register, which is slightly lower than the national percentage of 22.5%. Around 3.

3% have a statement of special educational needs, which is higher than the nati...onal figure of 2.2%. Around 64% of pupils come from naturally Welsh-speaking homes, and very few pupils come from mixed ethnic backgrounds.

No pupils receive support to learn English as an additional language. The current headteacher was appointed in September 2019. The senior leadership team includes two permanent deputy headteachers and two temporary assistant headteachers.