Crickhowell High School is an English language secondary school situated in the town of Crickhowell

Crickhowell

Crickhowell is a small town in Powys, Mid Wales.-Location:The name Crickhowell is taken from that of the nearby Iron Age hill fort of Crug Hywel above the town, the Welsh language name being anglicised by map-makers and local English-speaking people...

 in the county of Powys

Powys

Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...

, 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...

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The School was purpose built to meet the needs of the growing community and opened as a new school in 1983. It has approximately 700 pupils, but was only originally intended to hold 550, this has led to some overcrowding issues which, fortunately the school has met head on; expanding the main building, installing new IT devices throughout the complex, and building a larger more modern "6th form block" for students studying for A/As levels.

Exam Results

At GCSE, the percentage of pupils gaining at least five grades A*-C has risen from 59% to 72% since the last inspection, compared to a rise of three percentage points nationally. The figure of 72% is well above the latest national comparator of 52% and local average of 60%. At A-Level, in 2005, the percentage of students gaining at least two grades A-C reached 93%, compared to 68% nationally.