Ysgol y Creuddyn explained

Ysgol Y Creuddyn
Address:Ffordd Derwen
Country:Wales
Postcode:LL30 3LB
Coordinates:53.3111°N -3.7785°W
Enrolment:633 (2023)
Gender:All
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Houses:Bodysgallen, Gloddaeth, Penrhyn
Colours:Green, yellow and red

Ysgol y Creuddyn (in Welsh pronounced as /ˈəskɔl ə ˈkrɛɨðɨn/) is a Welsh-medium secondary school, situated in Penrhyn Bay outside Llandudno, Wales, named after the Creuddyn peninsula. The school was founded on Wednesday, the 2nd of September 1981 with 218 students. As of 2023, 633 pupils are enrolled at the school.

Students are bilingual, with all subjects taught in the Welsh language (apart from English and French lessons) up to GCSE level. In 2024, 59.9 per cent of the pupils spoke Welsh at home.[1]

The school is the predominant Welsh language school in the area, and it serves pupils from a wide area including Abergele, Colwyn Bay, Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, Llandudno, Llanfairfechan, Penmaenmawr and Eglwysbach. The school teaches children from the ages of 11 to 18, and is well known for students attaining successful grades at GCSE and A-level.[2]

Notable former pupils

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inspection report on Ysgol Y Creuddyn . 17 May 2024 . Estyn.
  2. News: Conwy - News, views, gossip, pictures, video . BBC News . 15 June 2010 . North Wales Weekly News . 2013-06-13.