The Maelor School

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The Maelor School is an English-medium 11-18 mixed comprehensive school.

The school is situated in the village of Penley to the south east of Wrexham and serves a wide geographical area which includes both rural and urban areas. Currently, there are 809 pupils on roll, including 146 in the sixth form. These figures are slightly higher than the numbers of pupils when the school was last inspected in 2014.

The percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals is 5%, which is lower than the national average of 16.4% for secondary schools. The school has about 12.

4% of pupils on the special educational needs register, which is lower than the Wales average of 22.9% for secondary schools. The percentage of pupils wit...h a statement of special educational needs is 0.

6%, compared with the average of 2.2% for the whole of Wales. The school has a local authority special needs resource base for pupils with autism spectrum disorder and also those with dyslexia, with 12 pupils currently attending this resource as well as mainstream education at the school.

Around 1% of pupils have English as an additional language. Most pupils come from a white British background. Only a very few pupils speak Welsh as their first language.

The current headteacher was appointed in September 2011. The senior leadership team consists of the headteacher, one deputy headteacher and an acting deputy headteacher, three assistant headteachers, an associate headteacher and a business manager. The school is currently a curriculum pioneer school and is working with the Welsh Government and other schools to take forward developments relating to curriculum reform.

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