Name of provider St David's College Proprietor status Registered charity Language of the provider English Type of school Independent special Residential provision? Yes Number of pupils on roll 273 Pupils of statutory school age 197 Date of previous Estyn inspection (if applicable) 01/11/2023 Start date of visit 23/01/2025 Type of event Announced School context: St David’s College is an independent co-educational day and boarding school that educates pupils from the age of 9 to 19 years. The school is situated in extensive grounds, just south of Llandudno in North Wales. The school opened in 1965, as an educational charity established by Trust Deed, to provide secondary education within a Christian framework. The school’s mission is to ‘develop the whole person through a broad education founded on Christian principles, a wide choice of interest and activity, and an achievable personal programme for each pupil’. There are currently 273 pupils on roll of whom 92 are boarders. Around two-thirds of pupils have a diagnosis of dyslexia or another specific learning difficulty. Around a fifth of pupils have an individual development plan (IDP) or an education, health and care plan (EHCP). The current headteacher took up his post in October 2017. The last inspection was in November 2023. This focused visit was undertaken jointly with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), who will be producing a separate report