Ysgol Brynhyfryd
School in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Ysgol Brynhyfryd | |
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Ffordd yr Wyddgrug/Mold Road , , LL15 1EG Wales | |
Coordinates | 53°06′54″N 3°17′54″W |
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Motto | Nid Dysg Heb Foes |
Local authority | Denbighshire |
Department for Education URN | 401696 Tables |
Head teacher | Trefor Jones |
Website | https://www.ysgolbrynhyfryd.com/ |
As of 2023, the school has a total of 1053 pupils on roll. 189 of those are in the Sixth Form.[1]
Brynhyfryd is a naturally bilingual school which has; in years 7 and 8; four Welsh forms: C/Y/H/L 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 Estyn Inspection Report in 2015.
Ysgol Brynhyfryd 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.
As of 2023, 43.5% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.[2]