# Llanishen High School — Cardiff, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Primary
- **Parent rating:** 1.2/5 from 16 published reviews
- **Students:** 1700
- **Founded:** 1957
- **Principal:** Sarah Parry

## Contact

- **Address:** Heol Hir, Llanishen
- **Phone:** +44 2920680800
- **Website:** https://www.llanishenhighschool.co.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/cardiff/llanishen-high-school-25767

## About

Llanishen High School is an English-medium secondary school located in Llanishen, Cardiff, Wales. Founded originally as Heol Hir County Secondary School in 1957, it was reorganised and renamed Llanishen High School in 1969. It is the largest single-site secondary school in Cardiff, with approximately 1700 students including a sixth form college for ages 16-18. The school offers a comprehensive curriculum and has a strong inclusive ethos, supporting a wide range of abilities and additional educational needs. Facilities include a hockey pitch, basketball court, indoor tennis courts, athletics and rugby fields, a renovated Learning Resource Centre, and a Sports Hall. The school has a notable reputation in sports, particularly rugby, with multiple Welsh Cup wins. It also emphasizes a supportive and inclusive learning environment fostering personal success and wellbeing.

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Appalling: Horrible experience. Teachers don’t care about bullies and are extremely rude. Would not recommend. *(Jun 2025)*
- **2/5** — you need this advice!~: Really bad school theyve excluded me for my mental health like what!? the HIRB is the worst, theyre all level 1 or 2 which isnt good for fully deaf children atall! honestly if you want whats best for your child send them to Elmfield School For Deaf Children, theyve got BSL interpreters at level 6. the only good teacher at LHS is Miss B, shes so caring and easy to talk to x ex pupil 15 *(May 2025)*
- **1/5** — BULLYING: If I could give a minus I would this school has a bullying issue that they have been totally incompetent in dealing with. They have failed the child in their actions and continue to do so their flippant attitude in the matter brought to their attention shows a total lack of skills and concern, to the threats that were made. Governor’s and head need to take action, what a pathetic example of a school who does not give any thought either to consequences of their lack of action and what it can lead… *(Oct 2024)*
- **1/5** — student: got kicked out off school for having a fight *(Apr 2024)*
- **1/5** — Llanishen high: The school has disturbing lack on communication amongst themselves and with parents , The teachers lie not just about or to the children but to the parents also. They are insanely lacking on training for sen children The behaviour teacher needs isolation himself and to be kept away from parents and sen children Meetings need to be organised properly and the head mistress needs to show her face more and connect more with the parents. I would NOT recommend this school Their data practice is rubbis… *(Feb 2024)*
- **1/5** — Authoritarian, unpleasant and unresponsive to requests.: The school adopts an authoritarian and unpleasant approach to governance. The lunchtime period is inadequate for all students to receive and consume their meals. Being even 20 seconds late results in confinement. This blend of unnecessary authoritarianism and disorderliness creates an unfavourable atmosphere. Treating students without respect and trust only breeds animosity, and many students harbour negative sentiments. Overall, it's an unpleasant school experience, and it would be wise to stee… *(Jan 2024)*
- **1/5** — No so bad: Hate it it’s disgusting place *(Dec 2023)*
- **1/5** — Everything about llanishen: This school is awful. people tell you to jill yourself constantly and there’s loads of racism. such as people get excluded for pathetic things when nothing gets done when someone’s being racist. the rules are awful and just pathetic girls should be aloud to go to the toilet during lessons not so much for boys, girls have issues with periods etc it’s disgusting. not wearing your tie properly because it’s hot and you still get a demerit, BULLYING bullying goes on in lessons right in front of a tea… *(Jul 2023)*
- **1/5** — Bad Review!: horrible school bad environment my daughter comes back either being bullied or in beef they can't control there class or there mouths they make reports for very tiny reasons bad school in general *(Jun 2023)*
- **1/5** — Bad Review: awful school no one behaves teachers can't control there class and there mouth's reports for shit reasons there policy is horrendous the environment of this school is very bad my daughter comes back always being in beef or bullief and its not sorted 🖕🏼 *(Jun 2023)*

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