Elfed High School

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Elfed High School
Location
Mill Lane
CH7 3HQ, Wales
Coordinates 53°10′19″N 3°04′59″W / 53.17185°N 3.08313°W / 53.17185; -3.08313
Information
Motto Excellent Learning For Every Day
Established 1954
LEA Flintshire
Ofsted number 401701
Headteacher Rosemary A Jones
Staff 60
Gender [Not Applicable]
Enrollment 750
Language English
Website http://www.elfedhs.co.uk

Elfed High School is a high school on Mill Lane in Buckley, Flintshire, in northeast Wales.

Admissions

The student population is 750. It is a predominantly English speaking school, but the Welsh language and ethos is integrated throughout the broad ranging curriculum offered to students. The Elfed is maintained by the Flintshire Local Education Authority.

History

Opened in 1954, the school was named after Hywel Elfed Lewis, the renowned bard and scholar who died in that year. In 1967 it became a Senior Comprehensive, serving a wide catchment area, including Hawarden, Saltney and Hope. The school became fully comprehensive in 1973, serving the community of Buckley, Drury and surrounding areas. Students from outside the normal catchment area who choose to attend the Elfed use public transport. The vast majority of students use bicycles or walk to school.

Set in over 30 acres of grounds, students are provided with many opportunities to participate in both curricular and extra-curricular activities.

The school has a reputation for providing wide-ranging curriculum options, including vocational subjects, through its work with a number of different partner organisations. Its stated aim is to be an outstanding learning community, reaching out to parents and adult learners as part of the Flintshire Local Education Authority programme of community learning. The school’s ethos recognises that all students have talent and the potential to be successful, regardless of their ability or background.

It is proud of its ambition for every student to succeed and has outstanding facilities for students with additional needs, including those with exceptional ability or talent. Although the school is in a predominantly English speaking community and Welsh is the 'second language', the Welsh language and culture are embedded in school life. There are excellent facilities for teaching and learning, including computer suites, workshops, a floodlit full sized all-weather pitch, football and rugby pitches, recently refurbished gymnasia and indoor swimming pool. Theatre Elfed is one of the largest such facilities in the County and is used for a variety of community events.

Academic performance

Ysgol Uwchradd Elfed High School is a learning community with very high standards of student attainment and achievement. In 2009-2010,2010-11 and 2011-12 the school exceeded attendance and academic targets. The percentage of students achieving the Core Subject Indicator (English, Maths and Science) at the end of both Key Stages 3 (Years 7 to 9) and 4 (Years 10 to 11) has increased significantly in recent years and is on par with the best schools in Wales.

There is academic improvement for those students who stay into sixth form and the school has a good record of student progress into Further and Higher Education Institutions as well as recruitment into full-time employment.

The school has a strong tradition of developing students' social, communication and teamworking skills. Students are encouraged and supported to benefit from opportunities to take part in the many extracurricular clubs and activities such as sport, music, debating, exchange visits and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The school's debating teams have a tradition of outstanding performance, having successfully represented the region, Wales and the UK in national and international competitions.

Students are very proactive and have organised many successful charity fundraising events such as a concert in aid of Breast Cancer Research. The School Council has a significant influence on the culture of the school and has successfully applied for the funding of a variety of projects such as a cycle store and puffin crossing.
The Associate Pupil Governors and the School Councilors also play a part in influencing the Governing Body's strategic planning. Many students take part and succeed in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

The support of governors, parents and carers are fundamental to the school’s success, working together with the students, teachers and support staff to create an outstanding learning community.
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Alumni

The Elfed

References

  1. ↑ See Flintshire#Schools.

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