Ysgol Dinas Brân

Ysgol Dinas Brân is an 11-18 bilingual mixed secondary school in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. It serves the town of Llangollen and the surrounding areas including Corwen and Chirk. The school was previously called Llangollen Grammar School. The school had 930 pupils on roll in 2015.In the January 2012 National ranking of all secondary schools in Wales, the school was listed 7th (out of 230 school) - making Ysgol Dinas Brân the 3rd best school in North Wales.According to the latest Estyn report in 2012, 11% of pupils speak Welsh as a first language or to an equivalent standard, with approximately a tenth of pupils being educated in the Welsh-medium stream of the school.The school motto is Success through Effort. Its stated aim is "to provide a first-class education for our children in a secure, calm, enjoyable and stimulating atmosphere."In 2008 the school opened its new Sixth form and learning centre on the campus. As a result, the number of year 12 students greatly increased in September. The sports hall was opened in 2000.A level results from June 2008 boast a huge 100% pass rate, propelling the Sixth Form, led by Mrs Nantcurvis (previous head of Sixth Form at YDB), to the top position in Wales for A level results.Dinas Brân launched the World Youth Skills Challenge in June 2009, with nearly 250 or more competitors.InfrastructureThe school buildings were constructed in the 1930s and added to on an ad-hoc basis.