St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint

Last updated

l
Address
St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint
Albert Ave

Flint
,
Flintshire

Wales
Coordinates 53°14′26″N3°07′39″W / 53.240596°N 3.127563°W / 53.240596; -3.127563
Information
Type Mixed Comprehensive Secondary
Motto Welsh: Dysgu â'n gilydd yng Nghrist
("Learning together in Christ")
Established1954
Oversight Flintshire County Council
HeadteacherCatherine McCormack [1]
ChaplainFr. Fretch Ballesteros
GradesYear 7 – Year 13 (Years 12 & 13 are Sixth Form)
GenderMixed
Enrollment861 (2016) [2]
HousesDewi, Beuno, Gwen
Nickname SRG
NewspaperGwyn News [3]
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Website www.strichardgwynflint.co.uk

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is a Catholic co-educational voluntary aided secondary school situated on Albert Avenue in Flint, Flintshire, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1954 to serve the Catholic population of Flintshire.

Contents

It is one of three Catholic secondary schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, the others being St Joseph's Catholic & Anglican High School, Wrexham [4] and Blessed Edward Jones Catholic High School, Rhyl. [5]

History

When the school was founded in 1954 it was named Blessed Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School. However, in 1970, Richard Gwyn was canonised, and the school was renamed St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School.

It is a mixed school, currently serving 861 pupils (2016) [2] (including a mixed sixth form of over 120). It draws its pupils and students from the Roman Catholic parishes of Flint, Holywell, Queensferry, Mold, Saltney, Buckley, Connah's Quay, Hawarden and Pantasaph.

Its patron Saint, St Richard Gwyn, was canonized in 1970; prior to this, the school was called "Blessed Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School". To mark the feast day of St Richard Gwyn on 17 October the whole school has a Mass, preceded by themed lessons as part of a 'focus week'.[ citation needed ]

Since 2008, there has been a House System in the school. The houses are named Dewi, Winefride and Beuno.

The school's head teacher is Catherine McCormack. [1] Past headteachers include:[ citation needed ]

Estyn reports

In 2016 the Estyn inspection report labeled the school "unsatisfactory" and placed the school into special measures. This contrasted with the 2008 Estyn Report which labeled the school as "Good". Multiple problems were raised in the report including that performance from 2012–2016 at GCSE level had been "poor" with leadership at the school also being criticised. [6] [7]

Ron Keating, headteacher at the time of the report, stated, "We have already started the work of addressing the findings of the Estyn report with the full support of staff, governors, parents and the local community. All these are working in partnership to make this a rapidly improving school." [2] [8]

In November 2017, Estyn removed the school from the list of schools requiring special measures. The monitoring report stated, "The school is judged to have made sufficient progress in relation to the recommendations following the core inspection in May 2016. As a result, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales is removing the school from the list of schools requiring special measures." [9]

Notable former pupils

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flintshire</span> County in Wales

Flintshire is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the English ceremonial counties of Merseyside and Cheshire, across the Dee Estuary to the north and by land to the east respectively, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west. Connah's Quay is the largest town, while Flintshire County Council is based in Mold.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flintshire (historic)</span> Historic county of Wales

Until 1974, Flintshire, also known as the County of Flint, was an administrative county in the north-east of Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flint, Flintshire</span> Town and community in Flintshire, Wales

Flint is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. It is the former county town of Flintshire. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community of Flint was 12,804, increasing to 12,953 at the 2011 census. The urban area including Holywell and Bagillt had a population of 26,442.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clwyd</span> Preserved county of Wales

Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English ceremonial counties of Cheshire to the east and Shropshire to the south-east. Powys and Gwynedd lie to the south and west respectively. Clwyd also shares a maritime boundary with Merseyside along the River Dee. Between 1974 and 1996, a slightly different area had a county council, with local government functions shared with six district councils. In 1996, Clwyd was abolished, and the new principal areas of Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough were created; under this reorganisation, "Clwyd" became a preserved county, with the name being retained for certain ceremonial functions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhosnesni High School</span> Secondary school in Wrexham, Wales

Rhosnesni High School, also known as Ysgol Rhosnesni High School or simply Ysgol Rhosnesni, is an English-medium mixed comprehensive secondary school in Rhosnesni, Wrexham, Wales. It was created in 2003 and maintained by Wrexham County Borough Council as a part of their controversial "super schools" plan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saltney</span> Town in Wales and England

Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished. The town forms part of Chester's built-up area and is around 5 miles from Deeside.

St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican High School is a secondary school in Wrexham, Wales, located on Sontley Road and situated on the edge of the Erddig estate. The school is opposite the Bishop of Wrexham's residence. It is currently the only shared Church school in Wales. The two Bishops of the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham and the Anglican Church in Wales Diocese of St. Asaph have a shared responsibility for the school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hawarden High School</span> Secondary school in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Hawarden High School is an English language medium secondary school in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Flintshire LEA. The school traces its history back to 1606 when a single-classroom grammar school was established with £300 left by a local resident named George Ledsham. The current building occupying this place was first built in 1898 by local architects Grayson & Ould and W&T Bailey, and was extended throughout its history. Located on the same site is a Grade II listed building, the School Library, the former Headmaster's House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bagillt</span> Human settlement in Wales

Bagillt is a large village and community in Flintshire, Wales. The village overlooks the Dee Estuary and is between the towns of Holywell and Flint. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 3,918, increasing to 4,165 at the 2011 census. The community also includes the settlements of Coleshill, Walwen and Whelston.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Gwyn</span> Welsh Catholic martyr and bard

Richard Gwyn, also known by his anglicized name, Richard White, was a Welsh teacher at illegal and underground schools and a bard who wrote both Christian and satirical poetry in the Welsh language. A Roman Catholic during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, Gwyn was martyred by being hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason at Wrexham in 1584. He was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Since its creation in 1987, St. Richard Gwyn has been the Patron Saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham. Along with fellow lay martyr St. Margaret Clitherow, Gwyn is the co-patron of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hope, Flintshire</span> Village in Flintshire, Wales

Hope is a small village and community in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately 3 miles / 4.5 km from the Wales-England border, on the course of the River Alyn, and less than 5 miles from Wrexham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christ the Word Catholic School</span> Voluntary aided school in Rhyl, Denbighshire, United Kingdom

Christ the Word Catholic School is a Catholic co-educational voluntary aided secondary school situated on Cefndy Road, in Rhyl, Denbighshire. It opened in September 2019 and is an English-medium school. It replaced both a secondary school, Blessed Edward Jones Catholic School and primary school, Ysgol Mair, meaning that it teaches pupils from ages 3 to 16.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham</span> Latin Catholic diocese in Wales

The Diocese of Wrexham is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Wales. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erbistock</span> Village in Wales

Erbistock is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The village lies on the banks of the River Dee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denbigh High School, Denbighshire</span> School in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

Denbigh High School is an English medium secondary school based in Denbigh, North Wales. Pupils who attend are between the ages of 11 and 18.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gwersyllt</span> Village in Wales

Gwersyllt is an urban village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales.

Ysgol Clywedog is a comprehensive secondary school which serves parts of the city of Wrexham in north-east Wales, in the community of Offa.

Ysgol Rhiwabon is a comprehensive school in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales for 11- to 16-year-olds. The headteacher is Melanie Ferron-Evans. In 2003 the Estyn Report concluded that "Ysgol Rhiwabon provides good opportunities for pupils' academic, personal and social development".

The Flint Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Diocese of Wrexham that covers several churches in Flintshire, Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mary Immaculate High School</span> Comprehensive school in Wenvoe, Wales

Mary Immaculate High School is a Roman Catholic comprehensive school located in Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Despite being located in the Vale of Glamorgan, the school is administered as part of the Cardiff local education authority and mainly educates children from the city. Close to 40% of its pupils are entitled to free school meals and there is a growing number of non-Catholic families who attend the school as the Catholic population of west Cardiff has changed.

References

  1. 1 2 McCormack, Catherine (19 July 2022). "Dear SRG families". St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "'Unsatisfactory' Flint school placed in special measures". 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.strichardgwynflint.co.uk/school-news- [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican High School, Wrexham". Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Blessed Edward Jones Catholic High School". Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "St. Richard Gwyn Catholic High School". mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "National School Categorisation System" (PDF). Welsh Government. January 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ St Richard Gwyn 2017 Monitoring Report Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine from Estyn.gov.wales, retrieved 19 November 2018
  10. ↑ "Paul Draper". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "ThirdWay". June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "The last dotcom entrepreneur | the Spectator". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Who is the greatest North Walian of all time?". 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.