Dyffryn Taf School, Carmarthenshire
Dyffryn Taf School is a secondary school for pupils in Carmarthenshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Dyffryn Taf School in detail
School in Wales
Dyffryn Taf School is a bilingual (Welsh and English) school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 878 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (32% in 2020/21); and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 54 pupils (Year 12) to 169 (Year 9).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,134 per pupil, against £4,703 in 2021-22. It carried forward £111k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Dyffryn Taf School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Dyffryn Taf School 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Whitland Rail Station, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dyffryn Taf School, 60 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 Dyffryn Taf School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Dyffryn Taf School is in Carmarthenshire; for families living there:
Apply to Carmarthenshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Carmarthenshire is 3 (the median across 121 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 Dyffryn Taf School
What is the catchment area for Dyffryn Taf School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Dyffryn Taf School has a defined catchment published by Carmarthenshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Carmarthenshire 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 Dyffryn Taf School?
Apply through Carmarthenshire, naming Dyffryn Taf School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Carmarthenshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Dyffryn Taf School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Carmarthenshire is 3 (the median across 121 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dyffryn Taf School?
Dyffryn Taf School is at North Road, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, SA34 0BD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)