St David's College, Llandudno

St David's College in Llandudno, North Wales is an independent boarding and day school. The school was founded by John Mayor in 1965 with the aim of offering a whole-person education based on Christian principles and outdoor education. The school also supports children and young adults with learning difficulties and has a whole-school approach to dyslexia with considerable emphasis on developing individual talents.[1]

For other uses, see St David's College.

St David's College
Address
Gloddaeth Hall

Llandudno
,
Conwy County Borough
,
LL30 1RD

Wales
Coordinates53°18′34″N 3°47′56″W
Information
TypeIndependent day and boarding
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1965
FounderJohn Mayor
Local authorityConwy County Borough
Department for Education URN401971 Tables
HeadmasterMr Andrew Russell
GenderMixed
Age9 to 19
Enrolment260 (September 2020)
HousesSnowdon, Tryfan, Cader Idris
Colour(s)Navy, Green, Yellow    
Websitehttps://www.stdavidscollege.co.uk/

It occupies an eclectic variety of buildings such as Gloddaeth Hall, centred on the Minstrel Hall dating from the Tudor period, right up to Chelsea/Augusta Houses and the Keith Lennard Technology Centre, which have all been built in the last few years.

Boarding houses

It has five boarding houses all situated on the campus grounds:

  • Snowdon (Boys)
  • Tryfan (Boys)
  • Cader (Boys)
  • Augusta (Girls)
  • Hettie (Junior)

Notable former pupils

Notable former pupils of St David's include :

  • Cieren Fallon – jockey
  • Jerry Moffatt – rock climber[2]
  • Edward Cadogan Viscount Chelsea.[3]
  • Simeon Oakley – project manager of James May's Man Lab[4]
  • David Head – former CEO of Pepsi Australasia
  • Nick Elphick – sculptor[5]
  • Michael Cullum – award-winning writer Twice winner of Edge Hill short story prize. Author of “A Butterfly Dying” 1st book of a trilogy

References
  1. British Dyslexia Association Organisational Members' Directory Archived 2007-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Moffat, Jerry (2009). Jerry Moffatt Revelations. Vertebrate Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-906148-11-9. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. "Who'll inherit London?". Evening Standard. 23 January 2004.
  4. "Simeon Oakley". IMDb.
  5. "Sculptor Nick Elphick's royal appointment for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee". Cheshire Life. 16 January 2016.



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