Ysgol Bryn Alyn, Wrexham
Ysgol Bryn Alyn is a secondary school for pupils in Wrexham.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Bryn Alyn in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Bryn Alyn 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 725 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (13% in 2020/21); 1% are learning English as an additional language; and 9% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 126 pupils (Year 11) to 168 (Year 8).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,067 per pupil, against £5,342 in 2021-22. It carried forward £21k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Bryn Alyn dates from 2017.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Bryn Alun 2017". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Ysgol Bryn Alyn are Ysgol Clywedog (2.3 miles), Ysgol Rhosnesni (2.5 miles), St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican Secondary School (2.8 miles) and Ysgol Morgan Llwyd (2.8 miles).
Ysgol ClywedogYsgol RhosnesniSt Joseph's Catholic and Anglican Secondary SchoolYsgol Morgan Llwyd
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gwersyllt Rail Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bryn Glas (before), 200 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 Ysgol Bryn Alyn's Estyn reports.
About
Ysgol Bryn Alyn is a secondary school in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. Its catchment area includes its local primary schools within Gwersyllt and other nearby villages.
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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 Ysgol Bryn Alyn
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Bryn Alyn 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
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 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 Ysgol Bryn Alyn
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Bryn Alyn?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Bryn Alyn 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 Ysgol Bryn Alyn?
Apply through Wrexham, naming Ysgol Bryn Alyn 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 Ysgol Bryn Alyn?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Bryn Alyn?
Ysgol Bryn Alyn is at Church Street, Gwersyllt, Wrexham, LL11 4HB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)