Ysgol y Bannau
Estyn
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Powys, LD3 9SR
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Brecon High School
Penlan, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9SR
Local ranking6th of 11 secondary schools in Powys
Inspected by Estyn
Secondary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
—
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 385.0 Wales354.3·Powys369.4
- Literacy points score
- 41.2 Wales38.6·Powys40.2
- Numeracy points score
- 38.1 Wales36.0·Powys37.7
- Science points score
- 40.3 Wales35.8·Powys37.6
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 39.5 Wales29.0·Powys39.2
Welsh Government interim KS4 measures, from My Local School. Points scores are averages across the cohort and are not comparable with England's Attainment 8.
Pupil Demographics
2025-26- Total Pupils
- 525
- SEND
- 8.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 10.3%
- EAL
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 8.4%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% Wales7.3%·Powys6.9%
Attendance from My Local School (Welsh Government). Wales does not publish per-school persistent absence.
School Information
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.7%
- White Other: 3.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Asian Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
91.7%
White British
3.7%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Penlan
Powys, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401731
- UKPRN
- 10008742
- Establishment No.
- 4022
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