Llanfyllin High School
Llanfyllin High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Llanfyllin) was a bilingual secondary school situated in the mid-Wales town of Llanfyllin. As of its final Estyn inspection in February 2016, it had 824 pupils, down from 1,001 in 2009.[1]
| Llanfyllin High School Ysgol Uwchradd Llanfyllin | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 52.7638°N 3.2719°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Local authority | Powys County Council |
| Head teacher | Dewi Owen |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 824 (February 2016)[1] |
| Language | English / Welsh bilingual |
| Website | www |
Around one fifth of its pupils lived across the English border in Shropshire, and 18% spoke Welsh as a first language as of 2016. Only one pupil was learning English as a foreign language. The proportion of pupils with special educational needs was lower than the national average, and 6% qualified for free school meals, compared to a national average of 17.4%.[1]
As a bilingual school, Llanfyllin High School had a Welsh language stream in which most subjects were taught in Welsh, and an English language stream in which most subjects were taught in English. Some courses were taught bilingually.[2] A group of pupils in years 6 to 9 participated in a project named Trochi (Immersion) to increase their fluency in Welsh and allow them to transfer to the Welsh language stream.[3]
The school closed in 2020, merging with Llanfyllin Community Primary School to form an all-through school, Ysgol Llanfyllin.[4]
References
- "A report on Llanfyllin High School" (PDF). Estyn. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- "Lower School Prospectus 2015" (pdf). Llanfyllin High School. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Trochi". Llanfyllin High School. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- Sheehan, Rory (1 September 2020). "Llanfyllin's new all-through school opens its doors". Powys County Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.