Teacher of Computer Studies and ICT

Llandrindod High School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-18, English-medium secondary school, situated in Llandrindod Wells in the County of Powys. There are currently 599 pupils on the school roll, with 79 pupils in the sixth form, and very few pupils who speak Welsh as a first language. 

Headteacher

Ms G Crook

Values and vision

Llandrindod High School’s aim is to provide the very best education for all students irrespective of their abilities and background. Its objective is to ensure students receive a broad and balanced education that enables them to ‘learn to learn for life’ and take the appropriate steps in their lives as valued and confident members of society. 

The school also operates the ‘Parch’ policy: positive, ambitious, respectful, caring and healthy. The ethos of the policy is where Llandrindod High school’s aim is to become a school where there is mutual respect between staff and pupils. It wants staff feel happy and confident in their roles and expectations of them; likewise it wants pupils who are happy and aware of boundaries and expectations that staff have of them.

Estyn

“Good features in the school’s current performance include:  the steady improvement in performance at key stage 3 over the last three years; the significant improvement over the last three years in pupils’ attendance, which now compares well with levels in similar schools; the enthusiastic and well-motivated attitudes to learning that most pupils display. The curriculum is broad and balanced and meets statutory requirements. The Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification provides many sixth form students with valuable opportunities to gain essential skills qualifications.”

View Llandrindod High School’s latest Estyn report