Connah's Quay High School

Connah's Quay High School (CQHS, Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Cei Connah) is an 11–16 mixed, English-medium, community comprehensive secondary school in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales. The school has a roll of 992 learners, of whom 120 are in the sixth form.^[4] The school underwent significant development in 2002, when a science, English and music wing was built, and then again in 2018, when a new two-storey building replaced the old three-storey structure.

Connah's Quay High School Ysgol Uwchradd Cei Connah
Location
Golftyn Lane Connah's Quay , Flintshire , CH5 4BH Wales
Coordinates	53.2230°N 3.0785°W / 53.2230; -3.0785
Information
Other name	CQHS
Type	Community secondary school
Motto	Welsh: Gofalwn (We care)
Local authority	Flintshire County Council
Department for Education URN	401708 Tables
Headteacher	James Forber[1]
Teaching staff	56.0 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Gender	Mixed
Age range	11–16
Enrolment	1,060(2021)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	18.3[2]
Language	English[2]
Website	www.connahsquayhs.org.uk

History

Connah's Quay High School is an 11–16 mixed, English-medium, community comprehensive secondary school. The school has a roll of 992 learners, of whom 120 are in the sixth form.^[4] The school is one of two schools in North Wales to be part of the iNET Innovation Hub.^[4]

Facilities

A £2.3 million science, English and music wing was completed in October 2002, after a two-year project also involving extensions and redevelopment of the existing buildings. When Prince Andrew, Duke of York visited the school to declare the new block officially open, the opening ceremony was interrupted by a fire alarm caused by a hot tea urn.^[5]

Connahs Quay High School underwent further modernisation beginning in 2017, with the demolition and complete rebuild of the old food and design wing. The three-storey pre-existing building was demolished, and a new two-storey building erected. The redevelopment was completed by architects Ellis Williams and construction firm Kier Construction in 2018.^[6] During the redevelopment, a time capsule was buried on the site, intended to be dug up and opened in 2015.^[7]

Welsh

Welsh Government defines the school as an English-medium secondary school.^[4] According to the latest Estyn inspection report, the school was removed from the list of schools needing significant improvement.^[8]