St David's College, Llandudno

St David's College
St David's College
Address
	Gloddaeth Hall; Llanrhos, Conwy County Borough, LL30 1RD; Wales
Coordinates	53°18′34″N 3°47′56″W / 53.30950°N 3.79897°W
Information
Type	Private day and boarding
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Established	1965
Founder	John Mayor
Local authority	Conwy County Borough
Department for Education URN	401971 Tables
Chair	Peter Gaskell
Headmaster	Andrew Russell
Gender	Mixed
Age	9 to 19
Enrolment	310 (September 2023)
Houses	Snowdon, Tryfan, Cader Idris
Colour(s)	Navy, Green, Yellow
Website	www.stdavidscollege.co.uk

St David's College is a private, boarding and day, middle and high school occupying Gloddaeth Hall in Llanrhos, Llandudno, north Wales. The school was founded by John Mayor in 1965 with the aim of offering a whole-person education based on Christian principles and outdoor education. The school also supports children and young adults with learning difficulties and has a whole-school approach to dyslexia with emphasis on developing individual talents.^[1]^{[better source needed]}

Buildings[edit]

It occupies an eclectic variety of buildings such as Gloddaeth Hall, centred on the Minstrel Hall dating from the Tudor period, right up to Chelsea/Augusta Houses and the Keith Lennard Technology Centre, which have all been built in the last few years.^[when?]

Boarding houses[edit]

It has five boarding houses all situated on the campus grounds:

Snowdon (Boys)
Tryfan (Boys)
Cader (Boys)
Augusta (Girls)
Hettie (Junior)

Notable former pupils[edit]

Cieren Fallon, jockey
Jerry Moffatt, rock climber^[2]
Edward Cadogan, 9th Earl Cadogan^[3]

References[edit]

^ British Dyslexia Association Organisational Members' Directory Archived 2007-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ Moffat, Jerry (2009). Jerry Moffatt Revelations. Vertebrate Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-906148-11-9.
^ Bradbury, Grace (13 April 2012). "Who'll inherit London?". London Evening Standard. Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

External links[edit]

School homepage
Profile on the Independent Schools Council website
BBC Archive Footage of School Opening

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[BDA-1] British Dyslexia Association Organisational Members' Directory Archived 2007-05-31 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Moffat, Jerry (2009). Jerry Moffatt Revelations. Vertebrate Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-906148-11-9.

[3] Bradbury, Grace (13 April 2012). "Who'll inherit London?". London Evening Standard. Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

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