Ysgol Bryn Alyn
Ysgol Bryn Alyn is a secondary school in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. Its catchment area includes its local primary schools within Gwersyllt and other nearby villages.
Subjects
Subjects That KS3 And KS4 can include- Art
- Business Studies
- Dance
- Drama
- English
- Food Technology
- Geography
- History
- Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Music
- P.E
- P.S.E
- R.E
- Science
- Spanish
- Technology (Design)
- Technology (ICT)
- Welsh
Curriculum
At Key Stage 3, students at Ysgol Bryn Alyn are taught all the mandatory subjects required by the Welsh National Curriculum. At the end of Key Stage 2 pupils are given Teacher Assessment levels from 3 to 7 in their core and foundation subjects. A special presentation afternoon during the year celebrates the achievement of Year 9 pupils throughout KS3.At Key Stage 4, students select two subjects to which they wish to study, alongside mandatory English, English Literature Mathematics, Double Science, Welsh Short Course and PE Full Course. Recently, college course opportunities at Coleg Cambria have been offered, however pupils wishing to opt for one of these lose an option subject. These are chosen in Year 9. Non-exam subjects are Physical Education and
PSE. Students select up to two of the following WJEC GCSE subjects:
- Art
- Business Studies
- Child Development
- Design Technology
- Drama
- ICT
- Design Technology
- Spanish
- Media Studies
- Music
- Physical Education
- RS Full Course
- Welsh Full
- Working with the community
Structure of the school day and pupil management
The school day in its current form was launched in June 2019. It consists of five 60-minute lessons, and then the final lesson ends at the day at 3.00pm plus a 20 minute form time which starts at 08:40am and is used for Assembelies and Revision sessionsThe School Day Starts At 8:40am when Students enter Form Time, Then 2 Lessons Start From 9:00am Onwards until 11:00am when break starts. At 11:20am, 2 More lessons start until 1:20pm when Lunchtime starts, Students Have 40 minutes to eat lunch.Lesson 5 Starts at 2:00pm until 3:00pm when school ends
Many extra-curricular clubs are held in the school, including Music and Library activities, There also a Wide range of clubs in Lunchtimes for Year 7s including Tech Club, Drama Club and Music Club- even with after school clubs like Film Club, Netball, Rounders and Football.
Facilities
The school has many facilities, including five ICT suites, a full indoor swimming pool, a MUGA, a sports hall, a Science Block and a library with a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction books.Refurbishment and front block demolition
In 2018 construction of a new Humanities block and improved facilities was completed, Including a Food Technology classroom and a Design Technology classroom.Achievements
Awards given to the school include the following:Best Canteen in Wales 2011
Secondary School Of The Year 2025
Green Flag status