Ysgol y Berwyn is a naturally bilingual secondary school for pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 years and it is situated in the small town of Bala. There are 321 pupils on roll, in comparison with 428 at the time of the last inspection in March 2007. At present, there are 69 pupils in the sixth form. The school serves a wide rural area. Most pupils come from five primary schools in the catchment area in Gwynedd. A small cohort of pupils transfer from primary schools in Denbighshire and Conwy. Six per cent of pupils are entitled to free school meals, which is a considerably lower figure than the national average of 17.7%. Twenty-two per cent of pupils are on the school’s additional learning needs register, and 3% have a statement of special educational needs. These figures are a little higher than the national figures. Seventy-nine per cent of pupils are from Welsh-speaking homes but 97% of pupils follow the first language route in GCSE Welsh. No pupils receive support to learn English as an additional language. A part-time strategic headteacher was appointed to the school in 2011. He is assisted by a headteacher in charge and two assistant headteachers. The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol y Berwyn in 2013-2014 is £5,124. The maximum per pupil in secondary schools in Gwynedd is £5,249 and the minimum is £4,186. Ysgol y Berwyn is in the sixth position of the 14 secondary schools in Gwynedd in terms of its school budget per pupil.