Ysgol Tryfan
Comprehensive school in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
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Ysgol Tryfan is a bilingual comprehensive school for pupils aged 11–18, situated in Bangor, Gwynedd. In 2024, 534 pupils were enrolled at the school, including 76 in the sixth form.[1]
(Supporting, inspiring – a family)
| Ysgol Tryfan | |
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| Location | |
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Lôn Powys , , LL57 2TU Wales | |
| Coordinates | 53°13′13″N 4°08′42″W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Bangor Grammar School for Girls |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | Cefnogi, ysbrydoli - yn deulu (Supporting, inspiring – a family) |
| Established | 1978 |
| Local authority | Gwynedd |
| Head teacher | Dr Geraint Owen Jones |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 534 (2024) |
| Language | Welsh Bilingual (Type A) |
| Budget | £6187 per pupil (2024) |
| Standards Group (1-5) | 1 |
| Website | www |
The majority of pupils live in Bangor, with a large proportion coming from the surrounding towns and villages, including Llanfairfechan, Bethesda, Y Felinheli and Menai Bridge. The school shares the same catchment area of primary schools as Ysgol Friars. On average, around 34% of pupils from primary schools situated in Bangor transfer to Ysgol Tryfan.[2]
Welsh is the school's administrative and official language. According to the latest Estyn inspection report carried out in 2019, 64% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.[3] As of 2015, 72% of pupils aged 11–15 were fluent in Welsh.[4] According to the Welsh Government, Ysgol Tryfan was ranked 47th out of 207 in 2019.[5]
History
The school was established on the site of the former County School for Girls in 1978 as a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Bangor. The school is located on the earlier site of the Grammar School for Girls in the Maes Tryfan area, not far from Penrhosgarnedd, and about a mile from the city centre.
In 1971, three secondary schools merged: Ysgol Friars, the County School for girls (another grammar school), and Ysgol Deiniol (a secondary modern school). At first the school used all three sites: the former girls' school site was used for the Welsh-language stream for junior years, and the old Friars building for the English-language stream for senior years. The senior years came together in new buildings constructed for £300,000 on the new site. 1978 saw a further reorganisation:. the Welsh-medium stream was separated out to form a new school for 11-18-year-olds, Ysgol Tryfan, on the present Lôn Powys site.
Notable former pupils
- Gwenllian Lansdown - Former Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru and current Chief Executive of Mudiad Meithrin.[6]
- Robin McBryde - rugby international and Wales forwards coach.[7]
- Owain Tudur Jones - footballer.
- Lisa Jên - actress and singer with the Welsh language folk band 9Bach.