Ysgol Licswm

Ysgol Licswm Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School is a wonderful small school in the heart of Licswm village. Being a small school means that we get to know each child and family personally. We have around 55 children in our school, split into three classes:

The Foundation Phase class (ages 3-6)
The Year 2 and 3 class (ages 6-8)
The Year 4, 5 and 6 class (ages 8-11)

The Foundation Pha

se class comprises of:

Early Entitlement- Age 3, who can start four mornings a week, Monday - Thursday, 8:55-11:25, the term after their 3rd birthday. Nursery- Ages 3-4, who are in school 5 mornings a week, 8:55-11:25. Reception- Ages 4-5
Year 1- Ages 5-6


Children from Reception upwards are in school full time. School starts for all children at 8:55. Foundation Phase children finish school at 3:10 and children in Years 2-6 finish at 3:15. The school is part of the Bryniau Clwyd Federation which means that we are federated with another small school in the area, Ysgol yr Esgob in Caerwys. The federation has many benefits including:

Sharing a headteacher across the two schools
Sharing one governing body
Teachers across the two schools sharing ideas and planning for topics, all staff work very closely together
Shared trips and residential trips
Pupils being a part of a wider community and getting to know children from another small school

We are also a Church in Wales school which means that we uphold and share a church ethos within the school and the community. One of our most valued points is that we are a small school in a rural location which is in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Small schools are special and unique in many ways including:

Small class sizes
We can offer a very personalised education
We value the fact that we know each child and family very well, and in turn each child and family know each staff member throughout the school. We offer a nurturing, caring and supportive environment
We care about each individual
We have lots of outdoor space including a large field, a woodland area, a pond, a wildlife garden which includes seating circles, and a large area with outdoor provision for foundation phase. We also have a breakfast club which starts each morning from 8:00 and an after school club, named LAFS, which runs until 6:00 each evening. Early Entitlement and nursery children can also access wrap around care with establishments such as Clwb Bwthyn Bach and The Wendy House who both offer pick up from Ysgol Licswm at 11:25 each day. If you would like to see for yourself how truly unique and special our school is then you can head over to our Twitter page which is regularly updated with photographs of what the children have been up to. You can also get in contact and arrange a visit to our lovely school, either by sending us an email: [email protected] or by phone: 01352 780455

We look forward to welcoming you and your child/ children