Ysgol Llanfyllin

This article is about the all-through school that opened in 2020. For the high school that preceded it, see Llanfyllin High School.
Ysgol Llanfyllin
Location
Map
Llanfyllin
,
Powys

Wales
Coordinates52°45′50″N 3°16′19″W / 52.7638°N 3.2719°W / 52.7638; -3.2719
Information
TypeSecondary School
Opened2020
Local authorityPowys County Council
Head teacherDewi Owen
GenderMixed
Age4 to 18
Enrolment678[1]
LanguageEnglish / Welsh bilingual
Websitewww.llanfyllin-hs.powys.sch.uk

Ysgol Llanfyllin is a bilingual all-through school for ages 4 to 18 in Llanfyllin, Powys. It opened in September 2010 after the merger of Llanfyllin County Primary School and Llanfyllin High School.

In September 2018, plans to merge the two schools were submitted to Powys County Council. It had been forecast that the combined pupil numbers would fall from 844 in January 2019 to 702 in 2023.[2] The plans were approved in March 2019.[3] Consultation for the merger ended with 63% supporting the merger and 29% against.[4] In November 2019, the school's name was decided, and Llanfyllin High School headteacher Dewi Owen was named its headteacher.[5]

As of May 2023, the school had 678 pupils and 424 surplus places. All bar one of the county's eleven secondary or all-through schools had surplus places.[1]

  1. ^ a b Hearn, Elgan (22 May 2023). "Thousands of surplus spaces as Powys schools run 25 per cent under capacity". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Merger proposed for Llanfyllin Powys schools". BBC News. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ "School merger in Llanfyllin backed by Powys councillors". BBC News. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ Hearn, Elgan (5 March 2019). "Majority backing schools for Llanfyllin merger". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ Lennard, Rebecca (25 November 2019). "Name decided for Llanfyllin's new all-through school". Border Counties Advertizer. Retrieved 23 May 2023.