St David's College, Llandudno

Private middle/high school in Llanrhos, north Wales

53°18′34″N 3°47′56″W / 53.30950°N 3.79897°W / 53.30950; -3.79897InformationTypePrivate day and boardingReligious affiliation(s)ChristianEstablished1965FounderJohn MayorLocal authorityConwy County BoroughDepartment for Education URN401971 TablesChairPeter GaskellHeadmasterAndrew RussellGenderMixedAge9 to 19Enrolment310 (September 2023)HousesSnowdon, Tryfan, Cader IdrisColour(s)Navy, Green, Yellow Websitewww.stdavidscollege.co.uk

St David's College is a private, boarding and day, middle and high school occupying Gloddaeth Hall in Llanrhos, Llandudno, north Wales. The school was founded by John Mayor in 1965 with the aim of offering a whole-person education based on Christian principles and outdoor education. The school also supports children and young adults with learning difficulties and has a whole-school approach to dyslexia with emphasis on developing individual talents.^[1]^{[better source needed]}

Buildings

It occupies an eclectic variety of buildings such as Gloddaeth Hall, centred on the Minstrel Hall dating from the Tudor period, right up to Chelsea/Augusta Houses and the Keith Lennard Technology Centre, which have all been built in the last few years.^[when?]

In 2022 the school began a £15 million refurbishment project. As part of this, the sports hall was demolished in 2022. The site where it stood is planned to be replaced with a performing arts centre.^[2] There are also plans to create new rugby and football pitches, and to restore the original chapel.^[3]

Boarding houses

It has five boarding houses all situated on the campus grounds:

Snowdon (Boys)
Tryfan (Boys)
Cader (Boys)
Augusta (Girls)
Hettie (Junior)

Notable former pupils

Cieren Fallon, jockey
Jerry Moffatt, rock climber^[4]
Edward Cadogan, 9th Earl Cadogan^[5]

References

^ British Dyslexia Association Organisational Members' Directory Archived 2007-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ Evans, Richard (9 May 2022). "School plans to build new performing arts centre as part of £15m development". North Wales Live. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "Our Amazing Estates Team". St David's College. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ Moffat, Jerry (2009). Jerry Moffatt Revelations. Vertebrate Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-906148-11-9.
^ Bradbury, Grace (13 April 2012). "Who'll inherit London?". London Evening Standard. Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 April 2023.