Llanidloes High School

Mixed, comprehensive school in Llanidloes, Powys, Wales
52°26′31″N 3°32′43″W / 52.4419°N 3.5452°W / 52.4419; -3.5452InformationTypeMixed, comprehensiveMottoGOFAL - Great Opportunities For All to LearnLocal authorityPowysHead teacherDaniel OwenGenderMixedAge11 to 18Websitewww.llanidloeshighschool.co.uk

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]

Notable former pupils

  • Neil Ferguson, infectious disease epidemiologist[8]
  • Iwan Roberts, former footballer
  • Adam Woodyatt, actor[9]

References

  1. ^ "Llanidloes High School". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Llanidloes High School". Estyn. April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "National school categorisation system: support categories". Welsh Government. January 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ McCall, Alastair (24 November 2019). "Best secondary schools in Wales". The Times. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ McCall, Alastair (25 November 2018). "Best secondary schools in Wales". The Times. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Llanidloes High School". National Autistic Society. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Inspection Report on Llanidloes High School" (PDF). Estyn.
  8. ^ Clark, Pilita (20 March 2020). "Neil Ferguson, a virus modeller sounds the alarm". Financial Times.
  9. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120621042740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/llanidloes/pages/fame.shtml. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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