LLANIDLOES C.P. SCHOOL in Powys, Llanidloes

Education Centre Information: Llanidloes C.P. School:

Establishment Type:Welsh Establishment
Phase of Education: Primary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Powys
Boarders: Not applicable
Urban/Rural Description: Town and Fringe - sparse
Age Range: 4-11
Gender: Not applicable

Background:

Built 1953 with large extension added in 1997, funded by Popular Schools Initiative; largest primary in the county. Shares campus and sports centre with Llanidloes High School. Serves the market town of Llanidloes and the surrounding rural area; some pupils travel to the school from a distance away. Pupils offered broad curriculum, with many extra-curricular clubs and actvities, including choir, strings group, brass band and woodwind ensemble. Sport includes football, netball, rugby, cricket, and swimming teams; all regularly compete at local, county and national level. Also active wildlife and art club. Pupils organise weekly cake or fruit stalls for variety of charities; active role in Youth Eisteddfod activities, including recitation, music and drama up to national competition level. School council meets with staff monthly and contributes to decision-making. Healthy Schools initiative; Basic Skills Quality Mark. Ethos: 'The school believes that children are happiest and gain most from their primary years when children, teachers, parents and governors work together as partners in learning. We try to combine the best of the old with the best of the new'.