Flintshire Local Education Authority
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Flintshire County Council is the Local Education Authority
of Flintshire
, north Wales
. It runs 75 primary schools, 3 special schools and 12 high school
s.
Three of the schools have come together with Deeside College
to form the Deeside Consortium
.
The 12 high schools are:
For other schools, see :Category:Schools in Flintshire.
The Leader of the LEA is Councillor Arnold Woolley. The Executive member for Education and Libraries is Councillor Nigel Steele-Mortimer. The Director of Lifelong Learning (Chief Education Officer) is Ian Budd.
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
of Flintshire
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
, north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It runs 75 primary schools, 3 special schools and 12 high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s.
Three of the schools have come together with Deeside College
Deeside College
Deeside College is a further education college situated in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, North Wales. In January 2007, the college gained the highest possible grade 1 inspection ratings for its Work Based Learning provision...
to form the Deeside Consortium
Deeside Consortium
The Deeside Consortium is a local arrangement in Flintshire, North Wales between four schools:* John Summers High* Connah's Quay High in Connah's Quay* St David's High in Saltney* Flint High in Flint...
.
The 12 high schools are:
- Hawarden High SchoolHawarden High SchoolHawarden High School is an English medium high school in Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales. It is part of the Flintshire LEA.The school traces its history back to 1606 when a single-classroom grammar school was established with £300 left by a local resident named George Ledsham.In 1998, the school...
, HawardenHawardenHawarden is a village in Flintshire, North Wales. Hawarden forms part of the Deeside conurbation on the Welsh/English border. At the 2001 Census, the population of Hawarden Ward was 1,858... - Alun SchoolAlun SchoolThe Alun School is a large secondary school serving the community of Mold, Flintshire, North Wales, and its surrounding villages. It is part of the Flintshire LEA...
, MoldMold, FlintshireMold is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was also the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996... - Elfed High SchoolElfed High SchoolElfed High School is a high school on Mill Lane in Buckley, Flintshire, in northeast Wales.-Admissions:The student population is 750. It is a predominantly English speaking school, but the Welsh language and ethos is integrated throughout the broad ranging curriculum offered to students...
, BuckleyBuckleyBuckley is a town and community in Flintshire, located in north-east Wales. It is situated 2 miles from the county town of Mold and is contiguous with the nearby villages of Ewloe, Alltami and Mynydd Isa... - Holywell High SchoolHolywell High SchoolHolywell High School is an English medium comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds in Flintshire, Wales. It serves the town of Holywell and neighbouring villages and rural communities in the northern part of the county. The roll is currently 840 pupils....
, HolywellHolywellHolywell is the fifth largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying to the west of the estuary of the River Dee.-History:The market town of Holywell takes its name from the St Winefride's Well, a holy well surrounded by a chapel... - St David's High School, FlintFlint, FlintshireFlint is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. It was the county town of the historic county of Flintshire and today is the third largest town in Flintshire. According to the 2001 Census the population of the community of Flint was 12,804...
- Castell Alun High School, HopeHope, FlintshireHope is a small village in Flintshire, north-east Wales. The village is located approximately 3 miles / 4.5 km from the Wales-England border, on the course of the River Alyn....
http://www.castellalun.flintshire.sch.uk - Ysgol Maes GarmonYsgol Maes GarmonYsgol Maes Garmon is a Welsh-language comprehensive school in Mold, Flintshire, for children aged 11 to 18. The school was established in 1961 and has approximately 550 pupils. It shares some facilities with Alun School nearby...
(Welsh languageWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
school), Mold - John Summers High SchoolJohn Summers High SchoolJohn Summers High School is an English medium mixed comprehensive secondary school in the town of Queensferry, Wales, near the border with England. It teaches children aged 11-18...
, Queensferry - Flint High School, Flint
- Connah's Quay High SchoolConnah's Quay High SchoolConnah's Quay High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Connah's Quay, North Wales. It is a non-selective, coeducational state school. Pupils are aged from 11 to 18, and in 2005 it had an enrollment of 893....
, Connah's QuayConnah's QuayConnah's Quay is the largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the River Dee, near the border with England. It can be accessed by road from the A550, by rail from the nearby Shotton station and also lies on the National Cycle Network Route 5. It is situated near the region's industrial... - Argoed High SchoolArgoed High SchoolArgoed High School is a secondary school in Flintshire, Wales. The school's motto is "Succeeding Together for Excellence in Learning".-History:...
, Mynydd IsaMynydd IsaMynydd Isa is a village in Flintshire, in north-east Wales. It lies between the county town of Mold, and Buckley. Mynydd Isa was originally a small hamlet on the north side of the Mold to Buckley road just downhill from the now demolished Calvinist chapel...
, near Buckley - St Richard Gwyn Catholic High SchoolSt Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, FlintSt Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school serving the population of Flintshire in North Wales...
, FlintFlint, FlintshireFlint is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. It was the county town of the historic county of Flintshire and today is the third largest town in Flintshire. According to the 2001 Census the population of the community of Flint was 12,804...
For other schools, see :Category:Schools in Flintshire.
The Leader of the LEA is Councillor Arnold Woolley. The Executive member for Education and Libraries is Councillor Nigel Steele-Mortimer. The Director of Lifelong Learning (Chief Education Officer) is Ian Budd.