St John Lloyd Catholic School

St. John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive School is a mixed 11 – 16 school serving the communities of Llanelli, Carmarthen, Ammanford and surrounding areas. The Governors welcome applications not only from Catholic families but also from all families who wish to share in the Christian atmosphere of the school.

We are a small but expanding school with approximately 520 pupils on roll and we seek to foster a family spirit in which pupils, staff and parents can benefit from belonging to a supportive Christian community within a safe disciplined and caring learning environment.

We aim for excellence in all that we do, inspired by the Gospel values of love, truth, forgiveness and service. Our numbers enable us to know and care for our pupils as individuals. We aim to develop the full potential of each child through the provision of a high quality educational experience. As well as being a faith school, we are extremely proud of the contribution we make to supporting and nurturing our Welsh heritage and culture. Pupils regularly take part in a wide range of Urdd competitions including sport and cooking and our annual school Eisteddfod is supported by all pupils. Our pupils and staff also have an excellent record of supporting local, national and international charitable causes through our many annual fundraising events.

We are proud of our excellent academic results and of the achievement of pupils of all abilities and backgrounds. Our GCSE results are consistently among the best when compared to similar schools locally and nationally.

The school moved into new buildings in September 1992 and still benefits from all the advantages of modern classrooms and excellent facilities. Recent additions include the provision of wireless high speed internet, wireless laptops and tablet computers, two updated computer suites and whiteboards with projectors in all classrooms.

We offer a broad and challenging curriculum and a wide range of exciting extra-curricular opportunities including sports, a thriving Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and a variety of educational visits both within Wales, the UK and abroad. The school also offers a supervised ‘Breakfast Club’ from 8.00am every day as well as our ‘Ownzone’ after-school provision.

As a Catholic School, the intellectual, emotional and spiritual development of all our pupils is underpinned by our Christian values and ethos. As a Christian community we believe that Christ is God revealed to us, which gives special meaning to our concept of human life and dignity. It follows from this that our attitudes towards relationships, beliefs and moral values are based firmly on the Gospel values of Christ. The commitment of pupils, parents and school are summarised in the Home-School Agreement which pupils and parents are invited to sign upon entry to the school.

“A Christian community which recognises the dignity and value of the individual and in which all members are encouraged to develop their potential in terms of knowledge, understanding, spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness”.

• To embrace the gospel values of Jesus Christ in our everyday life and work, where all can experience and grow in faith, hope, love, justice, reconciliation and service;
• To provide an experience of a living, worshipping community;
• To challenge and support each individual to fulfil their potential as whole human persons, contributing to their spiritual, academic, physical and emotional development;
• To develop individual self-esteem, mutual respect and trust for others, building relationships of the highest quality between pupils, staff, parents and governors;
• To develop a learning community through delivering a broad, balanced, challenging and relevant curriculum, which will prepare for the opportunities and experience of an adult life of service to others;
• To enrich the curriculum by offering opportunities in a wide range of learning experiences and by developing and strengthening links with the wider community;

We ask you to help us in this task, so that together we can provide the best educational opportunities for your son or daughter.