Dyffryn Taf School

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About Dyffryn Taf School


Name Dyffryn Taf School
Estyn Inspection Rating (Standards and Progress) Adequate and needs improvement
Address North Road, Whitland, SA34 0BD
Phone Number 01994 242100
Phase Secondary (ages 11-19)
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 903 (52.8% boys 47.2% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 15.6
Local Authority Carmarthenshire
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Dyffryn Taf School is an English-medium 11-19 comprehensive school for pupils, maintained by Carmarthenshire Local Authority. There are currently 922 pupils on roll.

This is slightly more than at the time of the last inspection when there were 900 pupils on roll. The school is located in a semi-rural area with pupils drawn from the west of Carmarthenshire and the east of Pembrokeshire. The school was last inspected in October 2013.

Just over 8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is lower than the national average of 16.4%. The percentage of pupils with special educational needs is around 30% which is well above the national average of 23%.

Nearly 2% of pupils have a statement of special educationa...l needs% which is close to the national average of 2.2%. Nearly 20% of pupils are fluent in Welsh and the school provides a bilingual education for one form in each year group.

Just under 2% speak English as a second language. The headteacher took up post in September 2018. The senior leadership team consists of the headteacher and three assistant headteachers, supported by two directors of learning.

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