Ysgol Dinas Bran, Denbighshire
Ysgol Dinas Bran is a secondary school for pupils in Denbighshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ysgol Dinas Bran in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Dinas Bran 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 984 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs (10% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 70 pupils (Year 12) to 194 (Year 9).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,663 per pupil, against £5,582 in 2021-22. It carried forward £280k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Dinas Bran dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Dinas Bran 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Llangollen (Llangollen Railway), about 150 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Llangollen Railway Station (opposite), 140 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 Dinas Bran's Estyn reports.
About
Ysgol Dinas Brân is an 11-18 bilingual co-educational secondary school in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. It serves the town of Llangollen and the surrounding areas including Corwen, Wrexham, Johnstown, Ruabon, Cefn Mawr, and Trevor.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Ysgol Dinas Bran
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Dinas Bran 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
4 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 Ysgol Dinas Bran
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Dinas Bran?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Dinas Bran 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 Ysgol Dinas Bran?
Apply through Denbighshire, naming Ysgol Dinas Bran 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 Ysgol Dinas Bran?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 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 Ysgol Dinas Bran?
Ysgol Dinas Bran is at Dinbren Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8TG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)