Ysgol Maes Garmon
Community secondary school in Mold, Flintshire, Wales
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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]
(There is no success without labour)
| Ysgol Maes Garmon | |
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| Location | |
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Stryd Conwy , , CH7 1JB Wales | |
| 53.162°N 3.141°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Community secondary school |
| Motto | Welsh: Ni Lwyddir Heb Lafur (There is no success without labour) |
| Established | 1961[1] |
Local authority | Flintshire County Council |
| 401705 Tables | |
Head teacher | Bronwen Hughes[2][3] |
Teaching staff | 35.1 (on an FTE basis)[4] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Enrolment | 571 (2022)[4] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.3[4] |
| Language | Welsh[4] |
| Website | www |
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
- Gareth Glyn, composer and radio broadcaster[10]
- Rhys Ifans, actor and musician[10]
- Nia Jones, athlete[11]
- Rhodri Meilir, actor[12]
- Nic Parry, commentator and presenter[10]
- Rob Roberts, disgraced member of Parliament[13]
- Connor Marc Colquhoun, Streamer and YouTuber[14]
