The Bishop of Llandaff High School ( cy, Ysgol Uwchradd yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Esgob Llandaf) is a
Church in Wales, Christian faith
comprehensive school
A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res ...
in the
Llandaff area of
Cardiff, Wales. The school admits both male and female students aged 8 to 18, from Cardiff and surrounding areas such as
Vale of Glamorgan,
Pontypridd and
Bridgend. While the school is supported and partially controlled by the
Church in Wales, it includes students from other Christian
denominations.
The school is one of the highest achieving in the country with examination performance at all levels consistently well above expectations. In recent years, The Bishop of Llandaff has been active in supporting other schools. This has included a local secondary school following a challenging inspection and, more recently, through its work as a regional consortia hub school. In this area the school provides support to both primary and secondary schools around the areas of leadership development, improving teaching and, specifically, thorough support in English. In 2018, the school was inspected by Estyn and awarded ‘Excellent’ in every category and asked by inspectors to produce case studies to support other schools.
House System
There are four school houses used within the school. These are: St David, St John, St Teilo and St Paul. The houses are colour-coded as well. St David is blue, St John is red, St Teilo is green and St Paul is yellow. Every student and teacher is placed into one of the houses and compete in a range of events/activities to help win the annual house shield. In October 2016, the school commissioned a company to design shield badges for each of the houses, which students and staff can wear as part of their uniform.
The Marion Centre
The Marion Centre is a specialist resource base at The Bishop of Llandaff for students with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC). The Centre officially opened in September 2009 and currently supports up to 48 students with ASC from the
Cardiff area. The school, with funding from Cardiff Local Authority and Welsh Government built a more permanent building at the cost of £4.8 million in 2012.
In addition, to increase opportunities for sport, £1.5million has been spent building a new 3G Astroturf, a new rugby pitch and fitness suite.
Notable Alumni
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Gerald Cordle
Gerald "Gerry" M. Cordle (born 29 September 1960) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, as a Wing, i.e. number 11 and ...
, Welsh former
rugby union, and professional
rugby league footballer
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Jonathan Morgan Welsh Conservative AM for Cardiff North
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Sarah Loosemore Tennis player
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Ann Main
Anne Margaret Main (born 17 May 1957) is a Conservative Party politician who formerly served as the Member of Parliament for St Albans in Hertfordshire. She was elected at the general election of 2005, and was re-elected in 2010, 2015 and 2017 ...
, Member of Parliament for St Albans
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Rebecca Evans (politician), Welsh Labour Member of the Senedd, and Welsh Government Minister
References
External links
Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School websiteInspection reportInspection press coverage
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1960 establishments in Wales
Secondary schools in Cardiff
Church in Wales schools
Llandaff
Educational institutions established in 1960