Penley, North Wales
01948 830291
Penley, North Wales
01948 830291
The average points score achieved by Y13 students was 361 (the equivalent of 3 'A' grades at A level). Well done to everyone and best wishes for the future.
100% of Y11 gained 5 or more GCSE grades this year, with an amazing 80% gaining 5 or more A* to C grades. Well done.
Term starts for Y7 and Y12 at 8.55am on 2nd September and all other years start on Friday 3rd September at 8.55am.
One of our pupils was one of the 3 top winners in Y7 from all schools in Wrexham. She took part in the Roman Maths competition, creating a presentation/booklet explaining and showing uses of Roman Maths. She received her prize at a presentation in Erlas from Nigel Davies, Maths Advisor
Summer Parents' Newsletter 2010 here
Adult Education in September 2010 here
Latest PTA News (Updated 9th June 2010) here
A day to remember at Katse Dam.
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They've arrived!
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The Christmas production of Fiddler on the Roof was a huge success. Members of the audience commented on the professional quality of the whole production. Many congratulations to all who took part in this wonderful production. |
Our school's "Enterprise Challenge" team who are the Welsh champions won the "Best Presentation" Award in the UK Final last Thursday. The team traveled to London as the Welsh winners to compete against all the finalists from the rest of the UK. They are pictured with Channel 4 newsreader Ben Cohen who presented the award to them at the King's Place, headquarters of The Guardian newspaper. |
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The recent Christmas Concert was a genuinely special event. The performances were of a very high standard and a packed school hall showed their appreciation with loud and prolonged applause. Interval refreshments were served by students raising money for our Lesotho link. Photo album to follow shortly.
| Councillor Aled Roberts visited the school recently to celebrate achieving the International School Award. He is pictured with the four students who are going to visit St. Saviour's School in early 2010. |  |
The new Community Education Programme for Adults has just been published. Full details here.
Our school has recently been awarded the International School Award
from the British Council. As a school we believe that students should learn about international issues in all areas of the curriculum. The award was presented to Mr. Timms, Head of Science, by George Alagiah at a ceremony in London. Our partnership with St. Saviour's High School is an important aspect of our international work.
This outstanding performance followed our excellent 'A' level results with our Year 13 students again exceeding our target of 300 points (the equivalent of 3Bs) with an average point score of 305. |
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The relationship between ourselves and St. Saviour's School in Lesotho is going to be strengthened even more this year with an exchange of students as well as teachers. Four students from our partner school have visited Penley during the first week of October this year with two of their teachers. In February 2010, four of our students will travel to Lesotho with two teachers to stay in Lesotho for 10 days. More details about our link 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.
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.
