Penley, North Wales
01948 830291
Penley, North Wales
01948 830291
Best wishes to our students who have just left to visit Zambia and Botswana.
They left Heathrow airport on Monday night for their visit. More details here.
Headteacher Mr Eiddwyn Hall, expressed his delight with the excellent inspection report and commented:- "This positive inspection report is a tribute to the hard work put in by the pupils and students and to the dedication of the staff at the school.”
Read more here.
Headteacher, Mr. Eiddwyn Hall, expressed his delight at this year's GCSE results. 81% of students gained 5 or more GCSE grade A* to C grades (compared to 54% for Wales).
'A' level results were also a cause for celebration with 98% of our students achieving 2 or more passes, 73% achieving 4 or more passes at 'A' level.
A group of students from years 11, 12 and 13 will embark on expedition to Zambia and Botswana next year. The group departs in July 2008 and during the 28 days on the African continent will carry out vital environmental and community work. More details here.
The Maelor School is a mixed comprehensive school for pupils between the ages of 11 and 18. The Maelor School is one of very few secondary schools in the area that offer pupils the opportunity to continue their study to A level in the sixth form.
The school was established in the heart of the Maelor in the small village of Penley in 1957 to serve the needs of this extensive rural area. The school is located in extensive grounds in a very pleasant rural situation.
The range of facilities available enables us to run the full range of activities expected of a forward-looking comprehensive school.
This years sixth form organised charity fair was a relative success with the weather putting a stop to a lot of the proceedings, including the famous ‘Gunge the Teacher’.
Despite the unfortunate weather, £856 was raised for ‘Cancer Research’ and ‘A is for Africa’, with stalls such as ‘Needle in the Haystack’ and the gladiator style ‘Beam Wrestling’ proving popular.
The full range of academic subjects are offered to our students. All students follow the National Curriculum at KS3. When pupils move into the upper school in year 10 they are offered a choice of subjects to supplement the National Curriculum subjects that are compulsory.
In the sixth form, all the usual academic 'A' levels are offered alongside a range of other subject choices. New subjects now available are Electronics, Applied Science and Health and Social Care.
The sixth form continues to flourish under the supervision of the head of year Mrs. Sue England. There are currently 140 students in the sixth form, many of whom have joined us from other schools.
A vibrant learning environment and excellent specialist teaching leads many students to gain outstanding results in their examinations. The learning environment aims to produce independent learners prepared for studying at university and for taking up important roles in their working lives.