Llanishen High School

Llanishen High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Llanisien) is an English-medium secondary school based in Llanishen, Cardiff, Wales. It has approximately 1700 students, making it the largest single-site secondary school in Cardiff. It also has a sixth form college for 16-18 year olds.

Llanishen High School
Ysgol Uwchradd Llanisien
Llanishen High School
Address
Heol Hir

Llanishen
,
Cardiff
,
CF14 5YL

Wales
Coordinates51°31′55″N 3°11′17″W
Information
MottoWe believe that all can succeed (Welsh: Credwn y gall pob llwyddo)
Established1969
Local authorityCardiff
HeadteacherMrs Sarah Parry [1]
Staff150 approx
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,650 [2] (2016)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Black and Blue
Websitehttp://www.llanishenhighschool.co.uk/

History

In 2016, Llanishen High School was rated "adequate" by Estyn and put into monitoring.[2][3] It was removed from monitoring later the same year, and has made significant progress since then.[4] Part of this has been attributed to a newer, smarter uniform policy.[5] This uniform policy was heavily disputed at first, with a petition of over 200 signing a petition opposing the changes due to cost and practicality.[6]

In 2019, the school notably got its own therapy dog, Daisy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.[7] She is meant to help with student stress and anxiety, and also to improve behaviour.[7] This followed a similar move by Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School.[8] This inspired other schools in Cardiff to provide similar student support.[8]

School buildings

Much of the school was built during the 1950s, but some buildings (the new Science block for example) were built in later decades. The School has a hockey pitch, basketball court, indoor tennis courts, fields for athletics/cricket/football and rugby and enters teams in a variety of competitions - usually competing against local schools. A new D.T. block has been built. The LRC (Learning Resource Centre/Library) and Sports Hall have been renovated.

In Autumn 2018, work on a new 3G pitch was completed on the site of the grass banks. New changing rooms and a clubhouse for Llanishen RFC have also been erected, in place of the indoor tennis facility, as part of an ongoing partnership between the school and the local rugby club.

Council

The School has a student council formed in mid-2006. This council consists of two students from each year from 7-11 voted in by the whole year.

The council has been proved a success in having key input in developing several areas of the school. Examples of this include; new bike racks, re-development of the West-Wing corridor area, improving canteen food through the newly found SNACK committee. Current projects include a revamp of the school website, re-development of the East-Wing corridor area and improving the schools Quad area.

Recently, the council have formed a partnership with Sainsbury's in Thornhill, Cardiff. The superstore provides sponsorship to the newly produced school newspaper and offers cash prizes for several competitions run by the school.

Media

LHTV was a small TV Station based at the school. The station was involved in an award won at the European Languages Awards 2007 when the Modern Foreign Languages Department won the award for the best "Foreign Language Film".

The station had also previously filmed the annual European Day of Languages held in Cardiff every year which the school itself ran.

Sport

The school has teams participating in local, regional and national competitions in a variety of sports. The school enjoys particular success in rugby, with the First XV Boys rugby team winning the Welsh Cup in 2014, 2015 and 2016,[9] as well as reaching the final in 2011.

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "About Llanishen High School". Llanishen High School. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. "A report on Llanishen High School" (PDF). Estyn. February 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. Evans, Gareth (13 April 2016). "Cardiff's Llanishen High to be monitored after 'double adequate' inspection". walesonline. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. Evans, Catherine (8 November 2016). "Llanishen High School Outcome of the monitoring visit" (PDF). Estyn. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "New uniform part of Llanishen High School's success". The Cardiffian. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. Wightwick, Abbie (18 January 2017). "Parents anger at school plans to introduce smarter uniforms". walesonline. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. Wightwick, Abbie (21 November 2019). "Cardiff school gets its own beautiful spaniel puppy for pupils". walesonline. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. Wightwick, Abbie (11 February 2020). "The cute and scruffy dog helping kids in Welsh schools". walesonline. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. Bywater, Alex (22 March 2016). "Llanishen High School look for place in rugby history". walesonline. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. Gaskell, Simon (18 September 2012). "Cycling gold for Elinor Barker at World Road Championships in Holland". walesonline. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  11. Coleman, Tom (9 October 2018). "The Cardiff kid who's the fastest player at Britain's best football team". walesonline. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

2009 Estyn Inspection Report

2016 Estyn Inspection Report

2016 Estyn Monitoring Report

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