Ysgol Brynrefail, Gwynedd
Ysgol Brynrefail is a secondary school for pupils in Gwynedd.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Brynrefail in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Brynrefail is a Welsh-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 743 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 16% have additional learning needs (12% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 65 pupils (Year 13) to 132 (Year 10).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,796 per pupil, against £4,989 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £222k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Brynrefail dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Brynrefail 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Ysgol Brynrefail are Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen (3 miles) and Ysgol Friars (4.9 miles).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Llanberis (Snowdon Mountain Railway), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ysgol Brynrefail (after), 50 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 Ysgol Brynrefail's Estyn reports.
About
Ysgol Brynrefail is a bilingual comprehensive school for pupils aged 11–18. It is situated in Llanrug in Gwynedd, north Wales.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Brynrefail
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ysgol Brynrefail from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Brynrefail is in Gwynedd; for families living there:
Apply to Gwynedd 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.
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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 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 Brynrefail
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Brynrefail?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Brynrefail has a defined catchment published by Gwynedd. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Gwynedd 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 Brynrefail?
Apply through Gwynedd, naming Ysgol Brynrefail on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Gwynedd's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Brynrefail?
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. 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 Gwynedd is 1 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Brynrefail?
Ysgol Brynrefail is at Llanrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 4AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)