Bryn Elian High School

What Bryn Elian High School does

Ysgol Bryn Elian is a Welsh-medium state secondary school located on Windsor Drive, Old Colwyn, within the Conwy County Borough Council local education authority area of North Wales. It delivers full secondary education from Year 7 through Sixth Form (Years 12-13), covering Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 (GCSE), and post-16 qualifications including A-Level, AS-Level, BTEC vocational awards, and the Welsh Baccalaureate at Foundation, National, and Advanced levels. The curriculum is structured around the Curriculum for Wales framework across six Areas of Learning and Experience: Languages Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and Numeracy, Health and Well-Being, Science and Technology, Expressive Arts, and Humanities, with specialist departments in subjects ranging from Tourism and Business Studies to Medical Science and Creative iMedia.

The school's core instructional platform combines in-class teaching with a digital ecosystem comprising MathsWatch for mathematics, Satchel One for achievement tracking and recognition, and the Welsh Government HWB platform for online resources, alongside a new laboratory dedicated to Sixth Form Sciences. A distinctive pastoral offering is the KiVa antibullying program — a research and evidence-based framework developed at the University of Turku in Finland — covering universal and specific prevention, intervention, and monitoring actions. The 2024 Estyn inspection confirmed pupils feel safe in school and report that incidents of bullying are rare.

As a publicly funded institution, Ysgol Bryn Elian provides education free at point of use to enrolled students, with revenue derived from Welsh Government and Conwy County Borough Council allocations rather than commercial fees. The school's customer base comprises secondary school students aged 11-18 and their parents or guardians, enrolled through the Conwy Council admissions process with structured Year 5 Induction and Year 6 Transition programs for incoming Year 7 students. Limited discretionary income is generated through paid events such as the 'Sounds of Spring' music show at £2.00 per ticket. Distribution is local and catchment-driven, with no commercial customers or export revenue.

Name

Bryn Elian High School

Legal name

Ysgol Bryn Elian

Website

https://brynelian.conwy.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ysgol Bryn Elian is a Welsh-medium state secondary school in Old Colwyn, Wales, providing free Year 7-13 education under Conwy Council, covering GCSE, A-Level, BTEC and Welsh Baccalaureate qualifications for students aged 11-18.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Old Colwyn

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Educational Services: Publicly funded secondary education provided free of charge to students in Wales, funded through Welsh Government and Conwy County Borough Council.
2. Event Tickets: The school charges for tickets to events such as the 'Sounds of Spring' music show at £2.00 per ticket.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ysgol Bryn Elian is a Welsh-medium state secondary school delivering full-time education for students aged 11-18 (Years 7-13). Its offering covers GCSEs, AS/A-Levels, BTEC vocational qualifications, and the Welsh Baccalaureate at Foundation, National, and Advanced levels, supported by pastoral programs including the KiVa antibullying curriculum and a range of extracurricular activities. Education is provided free at the point of delivery to families in the Conwy catchment area.

Product overview

Ysgol Bryn Elian High School is a secondary educational institution offering a comprehensive curriculum across six Areas of Learning and Experience: Languages Literacy and Communication (English, Welsh, MFL), Mathematics and Numeracy, Health and Well-Being, Science and Technology, Expressive Arts, and Humanities. The school's core educational offering spans Years 7-13 with GCSE, A-Level, AS-Level, and BTEC vocational qualifications. Key program components include the KiVa Antibullying Program for student welfare, the Welsh Baccalaureate at Foundation/National/Advanced levels, and specialized subject departments offering Tourism, Business Studies, Music, Science, Mathematics, ICT/Digital Media, and Physical Education. The school operates as a unified educational service rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ysgol Bryn Elian Secondary Education
• Welsh Baccalaureate
• KiVa Antibullying Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Estyn 2024: Pupils feel safe in school and bullying is rare

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Turku (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school has adopted the KiVa antibullying program, which was developed at the University of Turku in Finland. KiVa is a research and evidence-based program with universal and specific actions to prevent bullying. Effectiveness has been evaluated in numerous studies showing decreased bullying in Finland, with positive results also emerging from international studies in the Netherlands, Estonia, Italy, and Wales.
• Schools and Colleges Early Support ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Schools and Colleges Early Support Service for providing parent and carer webinars covering topics such as adolescent mental health, anxiety, self-harm awareness, and behaviour management.
• Conwy LINCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school participates in the Conwy LINC (Learning and Inclusion Consortium) program, offering courses such as BTEC Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Uniformed Protective Public Services and A-Level languages through the consortium.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ysgol Glan Clwyd: A Welsh-medium secondary school in St Asaph, Denbighshire, offering a comparable 11-18 curriculum with similar reliance on Welsh Government funding. Direct comparability in language model, curriculum framework, and inspection regime makes it the closest peer to Ysgol Bryn Elian.
• Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy: A Conwy secondary school located in Llanrwst, sharing the same local authority funding model and Curriculum for Wales framework. Comparable in scale and demographic profile to Ysgol Bryn Elian and a useful peer for benchmarking within the Conwy family of schools.
• Ysgol Brynhyfryd: A Welsh-medium secondary school in Wrexham delivering GCSE, A-Level, and Welsh Baccalaureate pathways under the same national curriculum framework. Closely comparable offering and funding model with a slightly larger and more urban catchment.
• Eirias High School: The neighbouring state secondary school in Colwyn Bay within the same Conwy local authority. It serves the same geographic catchment under the same Curriculum for Wales framework and competes directly with Ysgol Bryn Elian for Year 7 enrollment.

Regional players

• Rydal Penrhos School: An independent co-educational school in Colwyn Bay offering a comparable 11-18 curriculum including GCSE and A-Level. Operates in the same local market under a fee-paying model, providing a useful comparison point for parental choice within the Colwyn Bay area.

Others

• Coleg Llandrillo (Grŵp Llandrillo Menai): A further education college based in Rhos-on-Sea within the same Conwy catchment, providing post-16 vocational and academic pathways that overlap with Ysgol Bryn Elian's Sixth Form and BTEC offering. Not a direct competitor but a key adjacent institution influencing post-16 student choice in the area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YsgolBrynElian
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGOWMkJ00IxeNIo1eUQ28AA
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/ysgol_bryn_elian
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brynelian

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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