Crickhowell High School

Crickhowell High School
Crickhowell High School
Motto Excellence Through Endeavour
Established 1983 (1983)
Type Comprehensive School
Headteacher Mrs J Parker [1]
Location New Road
Crickhowell
Powys
NP8 1AW
Wales
Local authority Powys
Staff 70+ [1]
Students 700+
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Colours Maroon
Website http://www.crickhs.org (Entrance Page)
http://www.crickhowell-hs.powys.sch.uk

Coordinates: 51°51′39″N 3°08′27″W / 51.860956°N 3.140824°W / 51.860956; -3.140824

Crickhowell High School is an English language secondary school situated in the town of Crickhowell in the county of Powys, Wales.

The School was purpose built to meet the needs of the growing community and opened as a new school in 1983. It has approximately 700 pupils, but was only originally intended to hold 550, this has led to some overcrowding issues which, fortunately the school has met head on; expanding the main building, installing new IT devices throughout the complex, and building a larger more modern "6th form block" for students studying for A/As levels.

Exam Results

At GCSE, the percentage of pupils gaining at least five grades A*-C has risen from 59% to 72% since the last inspection, compared to a rise of three percentage points nationally. The figure of 72% is well above the latest national comparator of 52% and local average of 60%.[2] At A-Level, in 2005, the percentage of students gaining at least two grades A-C reached 93%, compared to 68% nationally.[2]

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