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53°09′43″N 3°08′28″W / 53.162°N 3.141°W / 53.162; -3.141
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Ysgol Maes Garmon
Address
Stryd Conwy

, ,
CH7 1JB

Wales
Coordinates 53°09′43″N 3°08′28″W / 53.162°N 3.141°W / 53.162; -3.141
Information
Type Community secondary school
Motto Welsh: Ni Lwyddir Heb Lafur
(There is no success without labour)
Established1961 (1961) [1]
Local authority Flintshire County Council
Department for Education URN 401705 Tables
Head teacherBronwen Hughes [2] [3]
Teaching staff35.1 (on an FTE basis) [4]
Gender Mixed
Age range11–18
Enrolment571 (2022) [4]
Student to teacher ratio14.3 [4]
Language Welsh [4]
Website www.ysgolmaesgarmon.com

Ysgol Maes Garmon is an 11–18 mixed, Welsh-medium community secondary school and sixth form in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. It was established in 1961 and is the only Welsh-medium High school in Flintshire. [1] [5]

It shares some of its facilities with Alun School. [6]

Although Ysgol Maes Garmon is a Welsh-medium school, it welcomes pupils who cannot yet speak the Welsh language, running an immersion programme to help students from English-medium primary schools to learn Welsh. [5] [7] [8] The school has been active in supporting Welsh-medium education. [9] In 2016 a documentary, OMG: Ysgol Ni!, was filmed at the school by S4C. [1]

As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Estyn was in December 2019, with judgements of Adequate and needs improvement for Standards, for Teaching and learning experiences and for Leadership and management; and Good for Wellbeing and attitudes to learning and for Care, support and guidance. [7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c Harper, Helen (9 April 2016). "Flintshire school to feature in new S4C documentary". North Wales Live. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jones, Matt (5 October 2010). "Former Flintshire pupil returns to her old school". The Leader. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ Lewis, Bethan (3 March 2021). "Covid: School return chance for more pupils before Easter". BBC News. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Bronwen Hughes, head teacher at Ysgol Maes Garmon in Mold, Flintshire
  4. ^ a b c d "Maes Garmon". My Local School. Welsh Government. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2017-2020" (PDF). Flintshire County Council. 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ Morris, Lydia (3 May 2021). "Two high schools closed after 'unauthorised visitors' set up camp on shared school field". North Wales Live. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "A report on Ysgol Maes Garmon" (PDF). Estyn. 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Evaluation of the Immersion and Intensive Language Teaching Pilot Projects - Final Evaluation Report" (PDF). Welsh Government Social Research. 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ^ Humphreys, David (23 February 2016). "Flintshire school federation talks 'began before Christmas'". The Leader. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Castle yn cyd-ddathlu gydag ysgol hanesyddol". BBC Lleol. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Netball: Nia Jones shortlisted for national award". Daily Post. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  12. ^ "BBC North East Wales Showbiz - Rhodri Meilir". Hall of Fame. BBC Wales / North East. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ Hill, Henry (21 January 2020). "Boris' Boys and Girls: The Conservative Commons Intake of 2019". Conservative Home. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

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