Ffynone House School

Ffynone House School is an independent co-educational secondary school in Swansea, Wales. It is situated in the Uplands area of the city at 36 St. James Crescent.[1]

Ffynone House School
Address
36 St. James’ Crescent

Uplands
,
Swansea
,
SA1 6DR

Wales
Information
TypeIndependent
HeadteacherMr Michael Boulding
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Websitehttps://www.ffynonehouseschool.co.uk/

The school teaches children from age 11 to 18 (Year 7 to GCSE and A Level). It is owned by a charitable trust.

Description

Ffynone campus is situated next to St. James’s Park in the Uplands area of Swansea.

Facilities in Ffynone House School include a learning resource centre, laboratories, gymnasium, a drama studio, a music room and two art studios in addition to two computer suites.

Classes are relatively small. All pupils follow a common curriculum considered compulsory by educational authorities up until the end of GCSE.

Ffynone has a tradition of extra-curricular sporting activities, including table tennis, football, rugby, hockey, cross-country and gymnastics, taking place at lunch-times and after school. The school has no playing fields of its own but instead, pupils use facilities at the nearby Swansea University. Pupils have access to other activities, such as debating, music, drama, dance as part of the curriculum and as extra-curricular activities.

History

Ffynone House School was opened in 1973 by a Swansea Businessman Mr Marshall David. The School was a former convent school, St Winifrede's Convent School, run by nuns from 1887-1969 and throughout the Second World War.[2]

The School's motto is "Where Individuals Matter". Previous mottos were "Non Sibi Sed Omnibus" ("Not for one's self but for all"), virtus (virtue), and "Endeavour-Achievement-Excellence".

In 2007, the school was purchased by Cognita, a private schools company. However, ownership of Ffynone House School was transferred back to the charitable trust that had previously operated it later in the year, and the school remains open today.[3] In 2012 there were concerns about the school's financial vulnerability.[4]

Science

Ffynone House School offers Chemistry, Biology and Physics as independent subjects throughout the School. Pupils from the school regularly participate in science-based competitions and have enjoyed success in the South West Wales Chemical Olympiad Competition. In 2009 the school Chemical Olympiad team came third in the UK in the Royal Society of Chemistry 'Top of the Bench' competition.[5]

2019 exam results

All qualifications, with the exception of ICT, are the more demanding English specifications and are graded using the 9-1 system. Over half of all grades were at level 7 or above (equivalent to the old A/A*) with 19% at level 9.

100% of students studying Latin or Classical Civilisation attained an A*. In Mathematics, 83% of entries were graded level 7 or above (equivalent to the old grade A) with 50% at level 9-8 (A*). 58% of Chemistry grades were at level 9 and over 75% of Biology and Chemistry grades were levels 9-7. 83% of all History entrants scored level 7 or above.[6]

Headteachers
  • Audrey Jackson[7] 1973-1983
  • Rev Howard Jones 1983-1984
  • John Rhys Thomas 1984-2004
  • Edwina Jones 2004-2008
  • Nicola Walker 2009-2015
  • Michael Boulding 2015–present

References
  1. Ffynone House School Trust, Estyn, 17 September 2013.
  2. "Ffynone House School Website". Ffynonehouseschool.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. max 4000 characters (31 March 2012). "Parents' joy as independent school's future is secured". This is South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  4. "Ffynone House School Swansea future under threat". BBC News. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "Ffynone House School Website". Ffynonehouseschool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  6. http://www.ffynonehouseschool.co.uk/academic-results.html
  7. History, Ffynone House School. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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