Darland High School, Rossett
Darland High School is a secondary school for pupils in Rossett.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Darland High School in detail
School in Wales
Darland High School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 683 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs (20% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 15% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 99 pupils (Year 8) to 158 (Year 9).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,374 per pupil, against £5,494 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £702k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Darland High School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Darland High School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Darland High School are Tute Education Ltd (3.4 miles), Castell Alun High School (4.1 miles), Ysgol Rhosnesni (4.3 miles) and St David's High School (4.4 miles).
Tute Education LtdCastell Alun High SchoolYsgol RhosnesniSt David's High School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Darland High School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Darland High School, 150 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
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Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Darland High School's Estyn reports.
About
Darland High School is a mixed, non-denominational high school in Rossett, Wales, established in 1958. Its current head teacher is Joanne Lee.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
Keep up with Darland High School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Darland High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Darland High School is in Wrexham; for families living there:
- Wrexham's school travel policy: Wrexham County Borough Council School Transport Policy PDF Format 124.15 KB
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Darland High School
What is the catchment area for Darland High School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Darland High School has a defined catchment published by Wrexham. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Wrexham applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Darland High School?
Apply through Wrexham, naming Darland High School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Wrexham's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Darland High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Darland High School?
Darland High School is at Chester Road, Rossett, Wrexham (Wrecsam), LL12 0DL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)