Llanidloes High School Explained
| Llanidloes High School |
| Coordinates: | 52.4419°N -3.5452°W |
| Motto: | GOFAL - Great Opportunities For All to Learn |
| Type: | Mixed, comprehensive |
| Head Teacher: | Daniel Owen |
| Address: | Llangurig Road |
| City: | Llanidloes, Powys |
| Country: | Wales |
| Postcode: | SY18 6EX |
| Local Authority: | Powys |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
Llanidloes High School is a state secondary school and sixth form in Llanidloes, Powys. As of 2023, there were 702 pupils on roll at the school.[1] It is an English-medium school with significant Welsh language provision, with pupils attending from other parts of Powys.
The school was rated good in a 2016 Estyn report and green in the 2019 national school categorization.[2] [3] The school was also included in The Times top ten sixth forms in Wales in 2018 and 2019.[4] [5]
The school is also home to the North Powys ASD centre.[6]
In 2024, 10.8 per cent of pupils spoke Welsh at home.[7]
As of June 2024, the school is being investigated for promoting Evangelical Christianity to pupils.[8]
Notable former pupils
Notes and References
- Web site: Llanidloes High School . 2024-04-24 . mylocalschool.gov.wales.
- Web site: April 2016 . Llanidloes High School . 2022-08-29 . Estyn.
- Web site: January 2020 . National school categorisation system: support categories . 2022-08-29 . Welsh Government.
- News: McCall . Alastair . November 24, 2019 . Best secondary schools in Wales . The Times . 2022-08-29.
- News: McCall . Alastair . November 25, 2018 . Best secondary schools in Wales . The Times . 2022-08-29.
- Web site: 2022-08-29 . Llanidloes High School . 2022-08-29 . National Autistic Society.
- Web site: Inspection Report on Llanidloes High School . Estyn.
- News: Hayward . Will . June 15, 2024 . Wales Online . Welsh school investigated for 'promoting evangelical Christianity' . 2024-06-16.
- News: Clark . Pilita . Neil Ferguson, a virus modeller sounds the alarm . . 20 March 2020.
- Web site: Mid Wales Llanidloes - Claims to Fame . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120621042740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/llanidloes/pages/fame.shtml . 21 June 2012 . 29 August 2022 . BBC.
