Denbigh High School, Denbighshire
Denbigh High School is a secondary school for pupils in Denbighshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Denbigh High School in detail
School in Wales
Denbigh 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 526 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
21% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs (24% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 9% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 21 pupils (Year 13) to 105 (Year 7).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,910 per pupil, against £6,441 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £283k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Denbigh High School dates from 2016.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Denbigh High School 2016". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Denbigh High School are St Brigid's School (1.1 miles) and Ysgol Uwchradd Glan Clwyd (5 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Denbigh High School.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Denbigh High School (outside), 90 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Denbigh High School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Denbigh High School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Denbigh High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Denbigh High School is in Denbighshire; for families living there:
Apply to Denbighshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 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 Denbighshire is 3.5 (the median across 60 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.
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Questions parents ask about Denbigh High School
What is the catchment area for Denbigh High School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Denbigh High School has a defined catchment published by Denbighshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Denbighshire 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 Denbigh High School?
Apply through Denbighshire, naming Denbigh High School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Denbighshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Denbigh High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 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 Denbighshire is 3.5 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Denbigh High School?
Denbigh High School is at Ruthin Road, Denbigh, Denbighshire, LL16 3EX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)