Has Castell Alun High School been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Castell Alun High School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.

How many pupils are at Castell Alun High School?

Castell Alun High School has 1,283 pupils on roll.

Is Castell Alun High School a faith school?

No. Castell Alun High School has no designated religious character.

Does Castell Alun High School publish exam results?

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

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Castell Alun High School

Castell Alun High School

Fagl Lane, Hope, Flintshire, LL12 9PY

Phase: Secondary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Alyn and Deeside
Setting: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 1,283
URN: 401704
Local authority: Flintshire
Telephone: 01978760238

About this school

Castell Alun High School is a secondary school in Flintshire. It has 1,283 pupils on roll.

Estyn has inspected it, and the inspection section below links to the full report. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Estyn inspection

Wales: Estyn

Inspected 30 May 2025 · Inspection report, Secondary

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Read the full inspection report on Estyn's website

School characteristics

From the Welsh Government school census, latest 3 years.

Free school meals (3-year average)

2022/23

12.1%

2023/24

11.7%

2024/25

10.7%

The Welsh Government's headline measure of a school's level of deprivation.

English as an additional language

2022/23

0.5%

2023/24

0.6%

2024/25

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show attainment figures for Welsh schools. Estyn reports on each school, and the Welsh Government publishes results at national and local-authority level.

Location

Nearby schools

Ysgol Estyn C.P.
Welsh schools · Flintshire

0.3 miles
Ysgol Tan Y Gaer
Welsh schools · Wrexham

0.6 miles
Abermorddu C.P. School
Welsh schools · Flintshire

1.2 miles
Park Community Primary School
Welsh schools · Wrexham

2.1 miles
Ysgol Derwenfa
Welsh schools · Flintshire

2.3 miles

Common questions

What kind of school is Castell Alun High School?: Castell Alun High School is a secondary school in Flintshire.
Has Castell Alun High School been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Castell Alun High School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.
How many pupils are at Castell Alun High School?: Castell Alun High School has 1,283 pupils on roll.
Is Castell Alun High School a faith school?: No. Castell Alun High School has no designated religious character.
Does Castell Alun High School publish exam results?: Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn, and pupil characteristics from the Welsh Government's school census. OfferDay links to each Estyn report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 25 June 2025.