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Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade

Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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1.9 /5

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About Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade

Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade, often known as Y Strade, is a Welsh-medium bilingual comprehensive school and sixth form located on Heol Sandy in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Established in 1977, it serves students aged 11 to 18 and is the only Welsh medium comprehensive school in the Llanelli area with a sixth form. The school has a strong reputation for its arts department, which has won numerous national awards including in choir, drama, and public speaking, and has featured on BBC programs such as Songs of Praise. It also has a notable rugby program with successes in various competitions including the WRU under 18s Welsh cup. The school underwent significant facility improvements in 2015, including new science and design & technology extensions and refurbished classrooms for music, media, and drama, supported by Welsh Government and Carmarthenshire County Council funding. Y Strade emphasizes high academic and extracurricular standards, aiming to prepare pupils for future challenges in a supportive and bilingual environment.

Key Facts

Founded 1977
Students 1,200
Head/Principal Geoff Evans

Rating Breakdown

Based on published reviews
Safety & Security 2.9
Teaching Quality 2.6
Communication 2.9
Student Wellbeing 2.8
Facilities 3.1

Reviews 9

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Parent
Parent Jun 22, 2023
1.0

"Worst school "

Don’t go
This School is absolutely disgusting. My nephew came back in tears saying that the teachers were being rude they do not allow people to go on their phones for some reason during break
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent Jun 22, 2023
1.0

"Don’t go to ysgol y strade"

Don’t go

This school is absolutely disgusting the teachers are rude for some reason pupils can’t go on their phones my nephew had to move
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5
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Parent
Parent Jun 22, 2023
1.0

"Parent review"

My child has come home to tell me that this group of girls were throwing things at her, were making fun of her for her being lesbian, and we're treating her like an animal in a zoo.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent
Parent May 27, 2023
4.0

"It’s good"

Lol people are actually leaving serious reviews, honestly pretty cool place
Would recommend probably
-Michael
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 4/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 4/5
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Parent
Parent Jun 25, 2021
3.0

"School review "

I've been there for 3 years now and my 1st year was good however i was magerly bullied and went to my head of year at the time and she never did anything about it and in fact favourited the bullies and said i was being silly. I hardly had a 2nd year because of covid but the online school structure was very good. My 3rd year so far has been great. Despite students being in and out due to covid they managed well with students not missing work. Live streaming from the class so students isolating where still able to learn and sending work out on teams. There are different break times for year groups and we have been put into a class for all lessons with the same people so that we remain a bubble. The only time this is broken is for maths and science. There is always social distancing between different year groups and sanitizers are always full with teachers telling you to sanitize when entering and exiting a class room. Teachers are all together friendly. You have the odd strict one but that's normal. They keep on top of homework and school rules. Masks are constantly worn and encouraged every second! There are teachers who refuse you to use the bathroom for 2 minutes of their lesson so accidents happen. A student was refused next to me and she peed herself in the class and soemties teachers tell you it's not a human right to leave to use the bathroom so of course naturally kids will have the odd accident. They deal with people having accidents well.
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 4/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 5/5
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Parent
Parent Jan 29, 2021
3.0

"Covid Precautions"

There's hardly any social distancing, especially in the cafeteria, however there are masks being worn and hand sanitizer all across the school.
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 4/5
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Parent
Parent Dec 25, 2020
1.0

"strade"

right ive seen a few reviews from parents and im a student i go every day well atleast 1 every two weeks due to the amount of people with covid which is no surprise due to the fact that there is no social distancing AT ALL not even between year groups the hand sanitizer smells so nobody uses it and the teachers care more about who your sitting by and a seating olan than your childs mental health the school once in its hah day has now reached the end of its glory days to put it in two words its a shithole
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 3/5
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Parent
Parent Dec 13, 2020
5.0

"Great "

I’m not sure what that other review is about but there is social distancing between the different year groups the hand sanitizer is always full and is used frequently and masks are always enforced
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
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Parent
Parent Sep 21, 2020
2.0

"COVID-19"

No social distancing. Many hand sanitizers are empty. Masks are mandatory but not enforced. One way system is not followed
Teaching & Learning 2/5

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