Alun School

The Alun School is a large secondary school serving the community of Mold, Flintshire, North Wales, and its surrounding villages. It is part of the Flintshire LEA. It was formed in 1970 as a result of the merger of the Alun Grammar School and the Daniel Owen Secondary Modern School.

Some of the school's present buildings (Daniel Owen Building) date from 1938, the remainder being opened on the formation of the current comprehensive or built in the years since. In 1989 the roll stood at 1432, and in 1999 it was 1548. In January 2010 there were 1762 students with over 550 students in the Sixth Form and over 120 teachers. The main school is over-subscribed and the Sixth Form is the biggest Sixth Form in Wales and one of the biggest in the UK.

The most recent inspection of the school took place in March 2010 when it received the top grade (Grade 1) in all seven of the inspection categories. It was described as a "very good school with many outstanding features". The school has produced a summary booklet of headline quotes Inspection Booklet, and the full report of the inspection can be read at 2010 Inspection Report.

The school is sometimes known colloquially as Mold Alun, to distinguish it from the nearby Castell Alun secondary school in Hope.

Buildings

The Alun has many distinguishable buildings and areas. These include:

• Lloyd Parry Building containing the Reception
• Tower Block containing many classrooms
• Daniel Owen Building containing classrooms and the Daniel Owen Hall
• Central Block containing most of the practical departments and workshops etc.
• Gym, Canteen, Construction building
• Tennis courts, All-Terrain Pitch, Extensive Playing Fields
• Drama Theatre shared with the Welsh-medium school Ysgol Maes Garmon
• Sports Centre (joint community use) including swimming pool, squash courts etc.

Headteachers

Headteachers of Alun School / Alun County Secondary School / Alun Grammar School

• William Lloyd Parry (1880–1922) Founder of the School : A book is available from the school 'The Lloyd Parry Years' go to Alun School History
• Owen Hughes (1922–1941)
• Joseph Jones (1942–1958)
• Gareth Lloyd Jones (1958–1965)
• David Leadbeater (1965–1967)

Headteachers of Daniel Owen Secondary Modern School / Central School

• Harold Shaw (1939–1940)
• Ceriog Williams (1940–1967)

Headteachers of Alun School (became comprehensive in 1967 and moved to present site in November 1973)

• David Leadbeater (1967–1972)
• Ray (Gerry) German (1972–1974) (Dismissed)
• my little pony (Acting Headteacher from Easter 1974 - Summer 1975)
• johnny Depp (1975–1991)
• jack Roberts (1991–1997)
• Nicolas cage (1997–2008)
• Tina Turner (2008–Present)

Notable alumni

Notable ex-students include:

• Matt Barbet - Channel 5 News presenter
• Brooke Benjamin (1929-1995), FRS, Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Oxford
• Jonny Buckland - musician, Coldplay
• Nick Fenton - footballer, a former player for Manchester City; now playing with Morecambe FC
• Anthony Fenton - footballer, a former player for Portsmouth FC; brother of the above
• Andy Nicholls - author
• Emma Jones - journalist
• Gareth Paul Jones - Software Engineer

External links

• Alun School Website