Elfed High School
school in Flintshire, UK
Elfed High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Elfed) is an 11–16 mixed, English-medium community secondary school in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales.
History
Opened in 1954, the school was named after Hywel Elfed Lewis 1860-1953, the renowned bard and scholar who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1924 to 1928.
In 1967 it became a Senior Comprehensive, serving a wide catchment area, including Buckley, Hawarden, Mynydd Isa, Saltney, Caergwrle, and Hope. The school became fully comprehensive in 1973, serving the communities of Buckley, Mynydd Isa, Drury, and surrounding areas. The main partner primary schools are Southdown, Westwood, Mountain Lane and Drury schools, but the school also attracts pupils from a number of others. Students from outside the normal catchment area who choose to attend the Elfed HS use public transport. The vast majority of students use bicycles or walk to school.
From September 2015 the Elfed HS education provision was re-categorized by the Flintshire Local Authority from 11-18 to 11-16.
Elfed High School was rated excellent by Estyn in 2015. As of 2021 Estyn has scrapped rating schools with grades.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5359885. VIAF identifies the subject as 474145858160623022384. The Library of Congress control number is no2016032512. Authority coordinates are 53.172, -3.083. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1954, 1860, 1953 and 1924.
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