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St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School

Albert Avenue, Flint, CH6 5JZ

Phase
Secondary
Gender
Not applicable
Language
English medium school / provision
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Headteacher
Mr Tom Quinn
Constituency
Alyn and Deeside
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll
774
URN
401710
Local authority
Flintshire
Telephone
01352736900

About this school

St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Flint. It has 774 pupils on roll.

Estyn's most recent report on the school is linked from the section below. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Estyn inspection

Wales: Estyn
Inspected 12 March 2026 · Monitoring visit, Secondary

Estyn now reports in narrative form. Instead of an overall grade it describes a school's work and, where it is needed, sets a follow-up category. OfferDay shows the inspection date and links to the full report rather than reproducing Estyn's findings.

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
19.3%
2023/24
17.2%
2024/25
16.4%
The Welsh Government's headline measure of a school's level of deprivation.
English as an additional language
2022/23
8.8%
2023/24
6.3%
2024/25
3.6%

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

Other schools in Flint

Common questions

What kind of school is St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School?
St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School is a secondary school in Flint.
Who is the headteacher of St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School?
The headteacher of St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School is Mr Tom Quinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
When was St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School last inspected?
Estyn has inspected St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic 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 big is St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School?
St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School has 774 pupils on roll.
Is St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School a faith school?
Yes. St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School is designated Roman Catholic.
Does St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic 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 12 March 2026.