# Ysgol Aberconwy — Conwy, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Primary
- **Parent rating:** 1.5/5 from 9 published reviews
- **Students:** 750
- **Principal:** Ian Gerrard

## Contact

- **Address:** Morfa Drive
- **Phone:** +44 1492 593243
- **Website:** https://www.aberconwy.conwy.sch.uk/en
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/conwy/ysgol-aberconwy-25637

## About

Ysgol Aberconwy is a medium-sized, mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 18, located on Morfa Drive in Conwy, Wales, near the Conwy estuary. The school emphasizes traditional values such as respect, responsibility, and community spirit, while integrating modern technology and teaching methods. It offers a broad curriculum including compulsory subjects like English, Welsh, Maths, Science, Religious Education, and Physical Education until Year 11, with optional subjects thereafter. The school also collaborates with Llandrillo College to provide additional courses for older students. Facilities include a sports centre with a sports hall, climbing wall, and AstroTurf football pitch. The school is known for its strong pastoral care system, with full-time guidance mentors for each year group to support students' wellbeing and academic progress. Ysgol Aberconwy maintains high expectations for academic achievement, behavior, attendance, and uniform standards, fostering a safe and supportive learning environment.

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — my child dropped her cake batter on the bus: food tech, should cook food at school and not be told to bring home *(Sep 2025)*
- **1/5** — Horrible School!: My child came home crying because their teacher was shouting at them! They complain about the cleanliness and environment all the time! *(Sep 2024)*
- **1/5** — no because I said no: I no no like aberconwy because yes *(Sep 2024)*
- **1/5** — Terrible school: Terrible school. A teacher stops every girl in the corridor he sees either without a jumper or their jumper tucked into their skirt, makes them come into their class and fix what he doesn’t like, but when he sees a boy doing the exact same thing he doesn’t stop them. We’re also being made to take our books home instead of leave them at school, and if we forget them or our bottle leaks in our bag we’re the ones to blame, even though they could just let us keep them at school. The queues for lunch… *(Sep 2024)*
- **1/5** — Sort your school out: This school is absolutely disgraceful, not supporting your students in the slightest. Bullying should not be accepted, teachers turning a blind eye to students who are actually struggling and taking the mick of their students also, overall do NOT send your child here if you want them to be successful. *(Jul 2024)*
- **5/5** — Outstanding school: I cannot speak highly enough about this wonderful school and the staff who work there. My Son started in 2019. Shortly after Covid hit & the school dealt with it amazingly, with all lessons done online with plenty to keep him occupied. My Son has lots of different health problems, which all seemed to get worse after starting at the school. The school and in particular the ALN team adapted to his growing needs and absolutely nothing was too much to ask. We kept in very close contact and ensured t… *(Jun 2024)*
- **1/5** — If u wanna go there be my guest: Aberconwy can shove the shit they talk about John bright up there flat dirty arse holes , they also have to many guys with perms there , blonde perms it's weird , also everyone I know there is queer unless they popular popular then they're pregnant or about to be , nearly every year 9-10 is selling drugs in the bathroom, I once found a bone in my chicken burger or whatever the hell it was , blood in my food , plastic, ect the teachers always 'warn' you about John bright even tho they're way more… *(Oct 2022)*
- **3/5** — Hehhh: It is a ok school if it's in your area *(Dec 2020)*
- **3/5** — mehhh: its alright they try im not failing but have taught myself most stuff *(Sep 2020)*

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