Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni | |
---|---|
Address | |
Penrallt , , LL77 7NG Wales | |
Coordinates | 53°15′22″N4°19′13″W / 53.2561°N 4.3203°W |
Information | |
Former names | Llangefni County School, Llangefni Grammar school |
School type | Comprehensive |
Motto | Welsh: Gorau Cynnydd Cadw Moes (Courtesy paves the way to success) |
Established | 1953 | as a comprehensive. 1897 as a grammar school.
Status | Open |
Local authority | Isle of Anglesey County Council |
Department for Education URN | 401667 Tables |
Head teacher | Huw Davies |
Staff | 80 (approx) |
Grades | 7-13 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 18 |
Enrolment | 686 (2023) [1] |
Sixth form students | 104 [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.6 [3] |
Language | English / Welsh |
Hours in school day | 8.50am to 3.25pm |
Campus type | Suburban |
Houses |
|
Colour(s) | Burgundy, Dark Blue, Mid Blue and Yellow |
Website | www |
Last updated: March 21, 2023 |
Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni is a bilingual community comprehensive school for pupils aged 11 to 18 years old located in Llangefni, Anglesey. Pupils come from the town of Llangefni and the surrounding villages and rural areas. The school opened in 1953 and currently has 686 [4] students on roll.
Llangefni County School opened in 1897 but was superseded by Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni, County Secondary School. [5]
The title ‘County School’ already existed and was used by the school prior to the Education Act 1944. However, the Act insisted on the term being used for all LEA maintained primary and secondary schools.
In 1947 the school was inspected and the HMI report was not favorable. The report stated that ‘there is nothing in this school on which the eye can alight with pleasure’, The school site had been significantly affected by a fire in 1939, but despite the fact that the science laboratories and the domestic science room had been destroyed, the plans to re-build the school (submitted in 1939) had been deferred as a consequence of the war and the lack of money, labour, and materials.
Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni was built due to Anglesey’s prominent role as a pioneer of comprehensive schooling. Construction began in 1950 and was completed by 1953. [6] The school first opened its doors in 1953 to all the children of secondary school age in the catchment area with a then capacity of 842.
"Gorau Cynnydd Cadw Moes" translates to 'Courtesy paves the way to success'. Inclusion, a Welsh ethos , diversity, equality, respect and empathy are the values upheld at the school. [7]
The school is located on a single campus.
There is a leisure centre neighbouring the school to the left called Plas Arthur [8] and to the right of the school is Canolfan Addysg y Bont, a school for young people with special educational needs. [9] The school shares some facilities with both establishments.
Pupils currently follow the Curriculum for Wales (2022–present) from year 7 through 8.
The school offers a variety of subjects at GCSE and at AS/A2 levels, the Welsh Baccalaureate, and some vocational courses. The school also offers additional subjects taught at other sites through the local educational consortium.
Courses taught at the school | Local educational consortium courses |
---|---|
Art and Design | Construction Level 1 |
Business Studies | Construction Level 2 |
Computer Science | Public Services Level 2 |
Design and Technology | Automotive Engineering Level 1 |
Digital Technology | Vehicle Technology Level 2 |
Drama | Engineering Level 1 |
English | Engineering Level 2 |
Financial Literacy | Hair and Beauty Level 1 |
Food and Nutrition | Hair Dressing Level 2 |
French | |
Geography | |
Health and Social Care | |
History | |
Mathematics | |
Mathematics Numeracy | |
Music | |
Physical Education | |
Religious Studies | |
Science | |
Triple Science | |
Welsh | |
Welsh Baccalaureate |
Courses taught at the school | Local educational consortium courses |
---|---|
Art and Design | Built Environment |
Biology | Business Studies |
Chemistry | Design and Technology |
Computer Science | Drama |
Digital Technology | French |
English Literature | Further Pure Mathematics |
Financial Studies | Geography |
History | German |
Mathematics | Health and Social |
Medical Science | Law |
Physics | Mechanical Engineering |
Physical Education | Media - Games Design |
Welsh | Music |
Welsh Baccalaureate | Politics and Government |
Tourism | |
Welsh Second Language |
The school's four houses annually compete in the school sports day and school Eisteddfod. Each student and member of staff is placed in a school house.
House Name | House Colour |
---|---|
Mona | |
Menai | |
Aethwy | |
Celyn |
The school offers a range of extra-curricular activities including but not limited to Team and individual sports, 5x60, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Charity work, Book club, Chess club, Lego club, F1 in Schools team, Games and socialising club, Instrumental lessons and drama.
During the summer term year 7 pupils enjoy the "Crafnant Experience" where they take part in outdoor activities such as kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing and an adventure trail before camping overnight. [10]
The school serves a central area of Anglesey that includes Bodorgan, Bodffordd, Gaerwen, Llanbedrgoch, Llangefni, Llangristiolus, Talwrn and Dwyran.
The following is a list of primary schools that fall within the boundary of Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni's catchment area. [11]
The school also accepts pupils from outside of the catchment area providing numbers do not exceed the admission limit.
Name | Years |
---|---|
Clive Thomas | 2013-2019 |
Haydn Davies | 2003-2013 |
Huw Roberts | 1982-2003 |
Gerald Morgan | 1966-1973 |
E. D. Davies | ?-1966 |
Samuel James Evans [31] | 1897-1935 |
Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni has been the filming location for Welsh soap opera Rownd a Rownd for a number of years. Scenes requiring a school setting for the fictional 'Ysgol Glanrafon' secondary school are filmed at the school. [32]
Welsh Government defines the school as a bilingual secondary school Category 2B, which means that, at least 80% of subjects (excluding Welsh and English) are taught through the medium of Welsh but are also taught through the medium of English. [33] However, the majority are taught through the medium of Welsh. Approximately 87% of pupils study Welsh as a first language. [34]
As of January 2023, 78.5% of the school's pupils spoke Welsh at home. [4]
Llangefni is the county town of Anglesey in Wales. At the 2011 census, Llangefni's population was 5,116, making it the second-largest town in the county. The community includes the village of Rhosmeirch.
Ysgol Llanhari is a Welsh-medium school for 3-19 year olds situated in the village of Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf is a Welsh-medium coeducational secondary school in Llandaff North, a district in the north of Cardiff, Wales; it is the largest of its kind in the country. Of the three Welsh-medium secondary schools serving Cardiff, it was the first to be established; the others are Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern. As of 2017, 36% of pupils came from Welsh-speaking homes.
Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr is a Welsh-medium secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 19 years. The school is situated in Gowerton, Swansea, Wales. It was established in 1984.
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr is a Welsh-medium comprehensive secondary school in Cardiff. It opened in September 1998 as the second school of its kind in Cardiff. Its buildings had formerly belonged to Waterhall Secondary Modern School and more recently formed Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf's Lower School. The current headteacher is Dr Rhodri Thomas.
Meinir Elin Gwilym is a Welsh-language pop and folk singer. Raised in Llangristiolus, Anglesey, she released her first EP, "Smôcs, Coffi a Fodca Rhad" in 2002. Her website claims that she is amongst the best-selling Welsh language musicians in history.
Ysgol Gyfun y Strade is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school and sixth form in the town of Llanelli, Wales. It opened in September 1977 as a mixed gender school. In 2022 there were 1,209 pupils enrolled at the school.
Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig is a Welsh-language, community comprehensive school situated in Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Wales. The school was established in 1973. The school was the first Welsh language secondary school in Ceredigion and is named after the cantref of Penweddig, the northern part of the Kingdom of Ceredigion, between the rivers Dyfi and Ystwyth.
Llanrug is a medium-sized village and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east of Caernarfon, 7 miles (11 km) south of Bangor and 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Llanberis. It is the largest populated village in the Arfon area of Gwynedd, Wales. The old name of the village was Llanfihangel-y-Rug, derived from Eglwys Sant Mihangel, which is situated about half a mile west of the village.
The Isle of Anglesey is a county off the north-west coast of Wales. It is named after the island of Anglesey, which makes up 94% of its area, but also includes Holy Island and some islets and skerries. The county borders Gwynedd across the Menai Strait to the southeast, and is otherwise surrounded by the Irish Sea. Holyhead is the largest town, and the administrative centre is Llangefni. The county is part of the preserved county of Gwynedd.
Ysgol Eifionydd is a bilingual co-educational comprehensive school for 11-16 year-old pupils. It is situated in the town of Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales. The school serves the towns of Porthmadog, Cricieth and the rural villages of the area.
Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones is a mixed bilingual community school for pupils between 11 and 18 years of age in the Pentrefelin area of Amlwch, Anglesey. The school serves the town and the rural catchment area.
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern is a mixed, Welsh-medium secondary school for pupils between 11 and 19 years old. The school is situated in Penylan, Cardiff, Wales. As of 2022, it had 907 pupils on roll, with 131 pupils in the sixth form. 18 per cent of pupils came from Welsh-speaking homes in 2017.
Ysgol Ardudwy is a bilingual secondary school for 11–16 year olds at Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. It serves the seaside communities of Penrhyndeudraeth, Harlech, Abermaw (Barmouth) and nearby villages. It had 316 pupils on the roll in 2022.
Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn is a mixed, community comprehensive school in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It has around 520 pupils, catering for all abilities across an age range of 11 to 19 years.
Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron is a bilingual comprehensive school for pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. The school is situated in the town of Aberaeron in Ceredigion, Wales. The school had 581 pupils on roll in 2022.
Ysgol Bro Dinefwr is a bilingual secondary school for pupils aged 11–19 in Ffairfach, Carmarthenshire. As of 2023, the school had 1,175 pupils on roll, with 177 of those pupils in the sixth form.
Ysgol Bro Pedr is a mixed middle school for pupils aged 3–19. The school is situated in Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales. The school is a product of the amalgamation of Ysgol Gynradd Ffynonbedr primary school and Ysgol Gyfun Llanbedr Pont Steffan secondary school.
Derek Boote was a Welsh singer and actor.