Ysgol Aberconwy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Aberconwy is an English-medium 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in the town of Conwy. There are 768 pupils on roll, including 122 in the sixth form.

This compares with a total of 975 pupils, including 181 in the sixth form, when the school was last inspected in 2012. Seventeen-point-two per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This figure is broadly in line with the Welsh average of around 17% for secondary schools.

Less than 2% of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas of Wales. Around 18% of pupils have additional learning needs, and just over 1% have a statement of special educational needs. Both of these figures are below the Welsh averages of, respectively, 21.

5% and 2%. The ...school houses the Conwy local authority dyslexia support unit. Most pupils are from a white, British background.

Very few speak English as an additional language. Around 10% of pupils are from Welsh speaking homes. The current headteacher took up his post in September 2014.

Since then the headteacher has restructured the senior leadership team. He has redefined the roles and responsibilities of members of the team and also appointed an additional member of staff to this team. The senior leadership team now consists of seven assistant headteachers.