Is Ysgol Dinas Bran a good school?

Is Ysgol Dinas Bran a good school?

Estyn has given Ysgol Dinas Bran an overall performance rating of Good….What Estyn says about this school.

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Overall Performance Good
Overall Prospects Good
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Is Dinas Bran a welsh school?

Ysgol Dinas Brân is an 11-18 bilingual co-educational secondary school in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. The school motto is Success through Effort. …

How old is Ysgol Dinas Bran?

Llangollen Central School opened in 1936 and was later renamed the Secondary Modern School in 1945, and Dinas Bran County Secondary School 1955. The Grammar and Modern Schools became Llangollen Bilateral School in 1960, known as Dinas Bran Secondary School.

How high is Castell Dinas Bran?

321.4m

Name: Castell Dinas Bran
Height: 321.4m / 1054ft
Parent (Ma): 2040 Cyrn-y-Brain
RHB Section: 30C: Llandudno to Wrexham
County/UA: Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych] (CoU)

Where do you park to walk up Dinas Bran?

You can park in town or the main car park in town which was about a pound for four hours and then take the short walk across the river and the canal up the hill.

What does Dinas Bran mean in English?

Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle occupying a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. Dinas Brân has been variously translated as the “crow’s fortress” or “fortress of Brân”, with Brân as the name of an individual or of a nearby stream.

Who lived in Dinas Bran?

Dinas Brân, an ancient royal Welsh fortress, had belonged in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to a line of princes who were also lords of Bromfield and Yale (Iâl), but passed to the English crown after the death of Gruffudd ap Madoc in 1269.

Is parking free in Llangollen?

There is free parking available in East Street car park in Llangollen. Charges are only in place between 8am and 9am. From 9am onwards, you can park here for free.

Who built Dinas Bran?

Gruffydd Maelor II
Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle occupying a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. The presently visible castle was probably built in the 1260s by Gruffydd Maelor II, a prince of Powys Fadog, on the site of several earlier structures, including an Iron Age hillfort.

Can you walk over Llangollen Aqueduct?

Taking the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee valley in North Wales, the aqueduct is one of the most awesome engineering feats on the canal network. You can walk across the aqueduct or save your legs and go by boat – remember to bring your camera and a head for heights!

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