Llanidloes High School | |
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Llangurig Road , SY18 6EX Wales | |
Coordinates | 52°26′31″N 3°32′43″W / 52.4419°N 3.5452°W |
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Type | Mixed, comprehensive |
Motto | GOFAL - Great Opportunities For All to Learn |
Local authority | Powys |
Head teacher | Daniel Owen |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Website | www |
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
- Neil Ferguson, infectious disease epidemiologist[9]
- Iwan Roberts, former footballer
- Adam Woodyatt, actor[10]
References
- ^ "Llanidloes High School". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Llanidloes High School". Estyn. April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "National school categorisation system: support categories". Welsh Government. January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ McCall, Alastair (24 November 2019). "Best secondary schools in Wales". The Times. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ McCall, Alastair (25 November 2018). "Best secondary schools in Wales". The Times. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Llanidloes High School". National Autistic Society. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Inspection Report on Llanidloes High School" (PDF). Estyn.
- ^ Hayward, Will (15 June 2024). "Welsh school investigated for 'promoting evangelical Christianity'". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Clark, Pilita (20 March 2020). "Neil Ferguson, a virus modeller sounds the alarm". Financial Times.
- ^ "Mid Wales Llanidloes - Claims to Fame". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2022.