The Maelor School
| Established | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Type | Mixed comprehensive |
| Headmaster | Mr. S. Ellis |
| Location |
Penley Wrexham County Borough Wales |
| Students | 800 (approx.) |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18-19 |
| Houses | 5: Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys |
| Website | www |
The Maelor School, Penley (Welsh: Ysgol Maelor) is a British mixed comprehensive school situated in the village of Penley, Wrexham County Borough, in north-east Wales. As of February, 2008, the school had a total of 794 pupils aged 11–18 of whom 138 students are in the sixth form.
The Maelor school was established in 1957 within the English Maelor area, then within the county of Flintshire, in the village of Penley (Welsh: Llanerch Banna) to serve the needs of the rural communities surrounding it
Prior to the school being built, there were originally proposals to build an open prison on the land. However, this was met by a lot of opposition from the surrounding communities and eventually the proposals were overruled and the decision was made to build a school instead. The school cost £93,000 to build and originally accommodated 240 pupils. The school consisted of six classrooms, stores, a handicraft room, a science laboratory, a kitchen, a general practical room, a library, a gymnasium, changing rooms, cloakrooms, offices, staff rooms, and an assembly hall complete with a stage. The school sat in nine acres of grounds, complete with three tennis courts, a large concrete drill area, and provision for two soccer pitches, two hockey pitches and two cricket pitches. The school was officially opened on 6 November 1957 by Dowager Lady Kenyon.
The school's badge was designed by two of the school's original staff. The bird, a chough from the Flintshire coat of arms, symbolizes the school's historical link with the county, going back to the thirteenth century. The sheaf of wheat from the Cheshire flag symbolises the region's agricultural background and also references its link with that county of which it was once a part in antiquity. The two blue lions, those of Hanmer, represent the Maelor's historic families as well as Sir Edward Hanmer's interest in the school. The red chevron represents the Maelor's separation from the rest of the county and the black crosses symbolize the Maelor's contributory parishes and townships.
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