Ysgol Llanfyllin Explained

Ysgol Llanfyllin
Coordinates:52.7638°N -3.2719°W
Opened:2020
Type:Secondary School
Language:English / Welsh bilingual
Head:Dewi Owen
City:Llanfyllin
County:Powys
Country:Wales
Lea:Powys County Council
Enrolment:678[1]
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:18

Ysgol Llanfyllin is a bilingual all-through school for ages 4 to 18 in Llanfyllin, Powys. It opened in September 2010 after the merger of Llanfyllin County Primary School and Llanfyllin High School.

In September 2018, plans to merge the two schools were submitted to Powys County Council. It had been forecast that the combined pupil numbers would fall from 844 in January 2019 to 702 in 2023.[2] The plans were approved in March 2019.[3] Consultation for the merger ended with 63% supporting the merger and 29% against.[4] In November 2019, the school's name was decided, and Llanfyllin High School headteacher Dewi Owen was named its headteacher.[5]

As of May 2023, the school had 678 pupils and 424 surplus places. All bar one of the county's eleven secondary or all-through schools had surplus places.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hearn . Elgan . Thousands of surplus spaces as Powys schools run 25 per cent under capacity . 23 May 2023 . . 22 May 2023.
  2. News: Merger proposed for Llanfyllin Powys schools . 23 May 2023 . . 5 September 2018.
  3. News: School merger in Llanfyllin backed by Powys councillors . 23 May 2023 . BBC News . 12 March 2019.
  4. News: Elgan. Hearn . Majority backing schools for Llanfyllin merger . 23 May 2023 . Shropshire Star . 5 March 2019.
  5. News: Lennard . Rebecca . Name decided for Llanfyllin's new all-through school . 23 May 2023 . Border Counties Advertizer . 25 November 2019.