Castell Alun High School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Castell Alun High School is an English-medium, mixed 11 to 18 comprehensive school located in the village of Hope, Flintshire.

There are 1,360 pupils on roll, including 300 in the sixth form. These figures are very similar to those at the time of the previous inspection in December 2013. The school serves a wide area made up of mainly rural communities.

Around 7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is much lower than the national average of of 16.5%. Less than 2% of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas of Wales.

Around 14% of pupils have an additional learning need, and just over 1% have a statement of special educational needs. Both of these figures are below the Welsh averages of, respectiv...ely, 22.7% and 2.

2%. Most pupils are from a white, British background. There are very few pupils who are fluent in Welsh or have English as an additional language.

The headteacher has been in post since September 2013. The senior leadership consists of a deputy headteacher and four assistant headteachers. At the time of the inspection, the deputy headteacher had been in the role of acting headteacher for the previous three months.