Ysgol Brynhyfryd
Headteacher | Mr Geraint Parry |
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Location | Stryd y Rhos Ruthin Denbighshire LL15 1EG Wales Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Local authority | Denbighshire |
DfE number | 663/4031 |
DfE URN | 401696 Tables |
Website | Ysgol Brynhyfryd |
Ysgol Brynhyfryd is a bilingual co-educational comprehensive school in the town of Ruthin in Denbighshire, North Wales. The school serves the community of Ruthin and the many surrounding villages including the rural districts of Corwen, Carrog and Gwyddelwern. The bilingual ethos reflects the community it serves.
The school currently has 1221 pupils on roll, including 206 in the Sixth Form.[1] Brynhyfryd is a naturally bilingual school which has; in Years 7&8; three Welsh forms: H/Y/C, one Bilingual form: N and five English forms: B/R/F/D/S. The school is considered as a successful school with 68% of pupils leaving with at least five A*-C GCSE grades due to the last Estyn Inspection Report.
Ysgol Brynhyfryd is a bilingual secondary school for 11- to 18-year-olds which was founded in 1898 under the name of "Ruthin County School for Girls". It became co-educational, as "Brynhyfryd School", in 1938, and formally became a comprehensive school, using the Welsh form of the name in the early 1970s.
Contents
Departments and main staff
- Deputy Headteachers: Mr Eryl V. Evans, Mr Keith Williams
- Assistant Headteachers: Mr Noel Davies, Mrs Janet Evans, Mrs Linda Cooledge
Like most secondary schools in Wales, for KS3 and KS4 Ysgol Brynhyfryd offers a total of 13 subjects including Welsh (first and second language), English, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Information Communication Technology, History, Geography, RE, French, Art, Music, Modern Languages and PE.
Personnel
Staff
The present head is Eryl V. Evans on an acting basis. His deputy is David Millington. The present head of the Sixth Form is Tim Unwin.
Notable pupils
- Seren Gibson - Model
- Tom Pryce
- Eric Jones - climber and BASE jumper
- Nia Davies - Plaid Cymru politician
- Neil Taylor - Footballer
- Phil Horrocks - UK Wavesailing Champion
Feeder schools
- Ysgol Pentrecelyn
- Ysgol Bro Cinmerch - Llanrheadr
- Ysgol Cerrigydrudion
- Ysgol Rhewl
- Ysgol Cyffylliog
- Ysgol Pen Barras
- Ysgol Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
- Ysgol Maes Hyfryd
- Ysgol Stryd y Rhos
- Ysgol Llanbedr
- Ysgol Bro Famau
References
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