🎉 Gowerton School A and AS Level Results 🎉
Congratulations to our Sixth Form students on their achievements in this year’s A and AS Level examinations. We are incredibly proud of all that they have accomplished. We wish our…
A/AS Level and GCSE Results Days 2026
A/AS Level result day is Thursday August 13th 2026 & GCSE results day is Thursday August 20th 2026. You can collect your results from the Main Hall from 8.30am – 11am. If you are unable to collect…
End of Term Message
As we reach the end of another busy and rewarding school year, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our parents and carers for your continued support, encouragement, and…
Welsh Bacc Community Challenge
Well done to our Year 10 pupils who successfully delivered PSE lessons to our Year 7 and Year 8 students as part of their Welsh Baccalaureate Community Challenge. They worked…
Reading Club – Book Review
Our Year 7 Book Club members have been reading The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery, and it certainly made an impression! From unforgettable characters to powerful messages about courage and finding your…
Year 10 Geography Fieldwork
Our Year 10 Geographers have returned from an excellent three-night GCSE Fieldwork Residential at the St Madoc Centre. During the residential, students completed their full GCSE fieldwork enquiry, which makes…
An Inspiring Visit from Children’s Laureate Nicola Davies!
We were delighted to welcome Children’s Laureate Nicola Davies to Gowerton, where she spent time working with our fantastic Year 7 learners. A huge thank you to Nicola for sharing…
Our World, Our Languages: Stories that Connect Us
On Wednesday 1st July, a group of our Year 8–10 pupils had the fantastic opportunity to attend Languages Day at Swansea University. Throughout the day, pupils immersed themselves in a…
DVLA Coding Competition Achievement
Out of 50 schools, we made it to the final 6 and finished in an amazing 2nd place at the DVLA Coding Competition! 🏆 They took part in team building…
First Give Final
We were absolutely blown away by the standard of presentation skills on display during the recent First Give Final. Year Eight have been very busy, raising money and awareness for their chosen local…
Year 11 Prom 2026
What a fantastic evening celebrating our Year 11 Prom at Stouthall, Gower! ✨ Our pupils looked absolutely fabulous as they arrived in style and enjoyed a well-deserved night of celebration…
Girls into STEM with CyberFirst!
Girls into STEM with CyberFirst! On Friday 26th June, 16 enthusiastic girls from Years 9 and 10 attended a fantastic Girls into STEM event.The students had an amazing day taking…
Piano Masterclass
🎹 What an incredible day at our Piano Masterclass as part of the Gower Festival! We were honoured to host this inspiring event, welcoming talented young pianists from schools across…
Reading Championship Quiz Success
We have some fantastic news to celebrate! We are incredibly proud of our Year 7 Quiz Team, who have been awarded Best Newcomers at the National Literacy Trust’s Reading Champions…
School re-opening – Friday 26th June 2026
Weather Update for Parents and Carers We would like to reassure parents and carers that Gowerton School will be open as normal tomorrow. Following today’s exceptionally hot conditions, temperatures are…
Postponed – Year 5 & 6 Open Evening – Thursday 25th June 2026
We regret to inform you that, due to the current Red Weather Warning for extreme heat, we have taken the decision to postpone the Gowerton School Year 5 & 6…
School Closure – Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June 2026 – Red Weather Warning (Extreme Heat)
Dear Parents and Carers, Following careful consideration and a thorough review of the current risk assessment guidance, we have made the decision to close Gowerton School on Wednesday 24th June and…
Hot Weather Forecast
**Hot Weather Forecast** Due to the increasingly hot weather forecast for the remainder of this week, pupils may wear PE shorts if they find this more comfortable. Please note that…
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat – School Production
Ticket Sales Now Open! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for our upcoming school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat! Taking place…
Summer Reading Newsletter
Get ready for summer in our Reading Newsletter! Discover book recommendations from staff and pupils, celebrate reading achievements and catch up on exciting literacy news across the school. Dive in,…
Year 5/6 Open Evening
We warmly invite parents and carers of Year 5 and Year 6 pupils to attend our Open Evening at Gowerton School on Thursday 25th June 2026 at 6.00pm. This event…
Overnight Cultural Enrichment Trip to London – October 2026
Dear Parent/Carer, We are delighted to offer places on our two night Cultural Enrichment Trip to London, which will take place in October 2026. The exact dates and itinerary are…
Summer Literature Festival – Daniel Morden
As part of our Summer Literature Festival, which we are delighted to launch this week, we were thrilled to welcome acclaimed storyteller Daniel Morden to the school for an inspiring…
Years 5 & 6 Open Evening
We warmly invite parents and carers of Year 5 and Year 6 pupils to attend our Open Evening at Gowerton School. This event is primarily aimed at our current Year…
Here and Now Exhibition 2026
A creative arts initiative has brought imagination and personal expression to the forefront for pupils across Swansea. The Here and Now project invited all Year 8 pupils to explore themes reflecting their…
Year 9 & 10 Summer Reward Trip 2026
Summer Reward Trips – 15th July 2026 The school is offering the opportunity for Year 9 and 10 pupils to attend a summer reward trip to Heatherton on Wednesday 15th…
Year 7 & 8 Summer Reward Trip 2026
Summer Reward Trips – 15th July 2026 The school is offering the opportunity for Year 7 and 8 pupils to attend a summer reward trip to Folly Farm on Wednesday…
Morgan Sindall Construction – Valued School Partner
Gowerton School is pleased to introduce Morgan Sindall Construction as our new valued school partner. Morgan Sindall will be working with the school on our upcoming building development and will…
Easter Holiday Revision Sessions
We would like to inform pupils and parents that revision sessions will be taking place over the Easter holidays, led by specialist teachers on different days. These sessions are a…
Senior Awards Evening 2026
We are incredibly proud to celebrate a very successful Senior Awards Evening at Gowerton School, where pupils aged 11–19 were recognised for their hard work, dedication and achievements across a…
School Book Club!
We’re excited to celebrate the launch of our brand new school Book Club! This term, 15 of our fantastic Year 7 pupils have come together to share a love of…
Disneyland Paris Trip – 4th-7th March 2027
St. David’s Day Trip to Disneyland, Paris 4th – 7th March 2027 Dear Parent/Carer, We are organising our annual trip for Year 7 and Year 8 (Year 8 and 9…
National Literacy Trust’s Senior Reading Champions Quiz!
Big News from Our Year 7s!We’re so proud to announce that a fantastic team of 8 of our Year 7 learners will be representing our school in the National Literacy…
INSET Day Reminder – Monday 16th March 2026
A reminder that the school will be closed to all pupils on Monday 16th March 2026 due to a Staff INSET Day.
Reading Newsletter – Spring 2026
Spring has sprung in our Reading Newsletter 2026! Discover book recommendations from staff and pupils, celebrate reading achievements and catch up on exciting literacy news across the school. Dive in,…
Sixth Form New York Trip – February 2027
Dear Parent/Carer, We are delighted to invite your child to take part in an exciting cultural tour to New York City, taking place during February half term 2027. This 5…
Disneyland Paris Trip – 5th-8th March – Final Reminders
DEPARTURE TIME We will be meeting at Penllergaer Services on Thursday 5th March at 06:00 for a prompt 06.30 departure. Staff will be at the services from 05:30. We politely ask parents/carers not to park in…
Year 10 Parents/Carers – ‘Strategies to Support your Child’s Revision in Maths’ – Event Thursday 19th March 17:00 – 18: 30
‘Strategies to Support your Child’s Revision in Maths’ – Event Thursday 19th March 17:00 – 18: 30 In school we are beginning to focus our learners on the forthcoming Year…
Holocaust Memorial Day
Every year Gowerton School commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day on the 27th January with a series of assemblies during that week. The Senior Prefect team led by Jemimah, Head Girl and…
Disneyland Paris Trip Information 2026
Thursday 5th March – Sunday 8th March 2026 Thank you to all parents/carers that attended our information evening. If you were unable to make it, you will find all the…
Year 11 Parents/Carers – My Child At School (MCAS) Platform
In preparation for the upcoming Year 11 Parents Evening, please ensure that you have registered with My Child At School as this will be used as the platform for booking appointments. What…
Llangrannog – January 16th 2026 – Last reminders and important information.
Clothing. Please be aware, much of our time at Llangrannog will be spent outdoors taking part in outdoor pursuits. Pupils will need a variety of warm, suitable clothing. A few light layers will be better than…
School Reopening – 07/01/2026
After a further assessment of our school site and taking into consideration the upcoming weather forecast, we are happy to report that we are planning to reopen tomorrow for all…
School Closure – Tuesday 6th January 2026
After the recent inclement weather, we have conducted a full risk assessment of our school site this morning and deemed it unsafe for pupils and staff. As much of the…
Phone Lines – Technical Issue 18/12/2025
We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our phone lines. We are hoping this will get resolved very soon. In the meantime if you need to contact us, please either…
Christmas Jumper Day
‘Wear something Christmassy’ Day was very succesful this week . Most staff and pupils were creative wearing a variety of different Chistmas themed clothing. Christmas Dinner was served in the…
Year 8 Engineering Workshop
8W Took part in an engineering workshop this week.. They were looking at Sustainable homes using sensors and coding. Workshop run by EESW. Pupils were learning how to programme devices…
Diwrnod Plant y byd / World Children’s Day
On November 18th members of the Year 8, 9 and 10 School Councils attended the World Children’s Day event in the Collaboration Station in Swansea. The event offered us an…
MFL Mentoring Programme
A selection of our Year 9 pupils are currently involved in an MFL Mentoring programme led by doctorate student Yan from University of Wales Trinity Saint David. These sessions happen once a…
Year 7 Remembrance Service 2025
As part of the week of Remembrance Services at Gowerton Year 7 had their assembly today. After singing the hymn ‘Calon Lan’ they listened intently to the Senior Prefect Team…
Remembrance 2025
The Annual Service of Remembrance is an important event for Gowerton School as Year 11, 6th form and our invited guests remember Gowertonians that lost their lives in both World Wars. Remembrance week is important as…
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award – Year 10
Dear parent / guardian, The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award will be running for pupils in year 10. Pupils can now register their interest in completing the award by emailing…
Vacancy – Learning Coach
The school wishes to employ a Learning Coach to to work with identified pupils in both Key Stage 3 and 4 outside of the classroom. The ideal candidate will be…
Children and Young Persons’ £1 Bus Travel Scheme
From 3 November 2025, the £1 single bus fare and £3 day ticket will be extended to 5 – 15-year-olds in Wales and some cross border services. Tickets will cost: The…
Current Vacancies
We are currently looking for the following to join our incredible team of staff at Gowerton: For further information or to submit an application, please visit our eTeach career site…
School Essentials Grant
The School Essentials Grant is available to children and young people: *Pupils who receive free school meals due to transitional protection or Universal FSM do not qualify for this funding. FSM have…
The Big Conversation
On October 3rd, 2025, members of the Year 7 Council visited Swansea Waterfront Museum to attend a talk by British novelist and founder of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Kate…
Year 11 Parents/Carers – Strategies to Support your Child’s Revision in Maths
‘Strategies to Support your Child’s Revision in Maths’ Event Thursday 9th October 17:00 – 18:30 In school we are beginning to focus our learners on this term’s mock examinations. Evidence…
Glan Llyn Residential Update – Sunday
The sun has finally graced us with its presence, we are making the most of a glorious morning at Gwersyll yr Urdd Glanllyn. The pupils enjoyed the high ropes in…
Glan Llyn Residential 2025
We have arrived safely at Gwersyll yr Urdd Glan-llyn. The pupils have thrown themselves into every activity wholeheartedly. This morning we have made the most of the lake with canoeing…
Key Stage 4 Information Evening – Reminder
📅 18/09/25🕕 18:00📍 Main Hall, Gowerton School We are delighted to invite you to our KS4 Information Evening, which will be especially valuable for parents and carers of pupils in both Year 10 & Year 11.…
School Bus Update – Service as normal.
The flooding has now cleared in Penclawdd and our bus company has confirmed that service will resume as normal this afternoon for any children requiring buses to get home. Thanks…
Year 7 Llangrannog Trip January 2026
The Welsh Department is offering the opportunity for your son/daughter to attend a weekend residential trip to the Urdd Camp at Llangrannog. The date of the weekend will be 16th –…
North Gower Bus Routes – **Pupils Return Home** – Flooding
Due to flooding in Penclawdd our school buses are unable to get through to pupils on the North Gower Routes. With the police and fire service in attendance, and with…
School Trip to Château de la Baudonnière in Normandy, France
The International Languages Department is delighted to be able to offer students the opportunity to take part in a residential trip to Château de la Baudonnière in Normandy, France on…
Year 6 Parents/Carers – Primary School Roadshow Reminder
We would like to remind you that our Year 6 Primary School Roadshows will be taking place during the week commencing Monday 8th September 2025. Our Transition Team will be…
Vacancy – Learning Coach – Alternative Curriculum
The school wishes to employ a Learning Coach to support pupils in our alternative curriculum provision within the school site. The ideal candidate will be professional, enthusiastic and have the…
Return to School – 02/09/2025 – First day arrangements
We are looking forward to welcoming pupils in Years 7-11 into school tomorrow (Tuesday 2nd Sept). Pupils should meet their Heads of Year in the following locations from 8.20am onwards,…
September Reminders
The first day back for pupils in Years 7-11 is Tuesday 2nd September. Sixth Form enrolment takes place on Tuesday 2nd September at 9am in room B17. New School Day Timings Registration 8:40-9:00 …
GCSE Results – Congratulations
Congratulations to all of our GCSE students today on their excellent results! This is a true reflection of the hard work, perseverance, and dedication shown by students, their families and…
GCSE Results Collection 21/08/2025- Roadworks
We are looking forward to seeing pupils tomorrow to collect their GCSE results and we wish them the best in their chosen future paths. The school wil lbe open from…
AS/A Level Results – Congratulations
Congratulations to all of our AS/A Level students today on their amazing results! In Year 13 95% of students achieved their first choice University placement. This is a true reflection of the…
Vacancy – Level 2 Teaching Assistant
Responsible to: ALNCo / ALN Support Officer Salary: Grade 4, Scp 5-6 – £25,583 – £25,989 pro rata, per annum (Actual gross salary…
End of Term Communication
Thanks to all pupils, staff and families for their support this academic year. We hope everyone has an enjoyable Summer Holiday. Here are a few important notices to consider before…
Police Youth Volunteers
South Wales Police are looking for youth volunteers ready to start the PYV scheme in September For more information plesase visit their website linked below: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/careers/careers/volunteers-and-special-constables/police-youth-volunteers
Congratulations Keelan!
Congratulations to Gowertonian Keelan Giles on receiving his cap for Wales. We are so proud of you Keelan! Arbenning!!
Cover Supervisor Vacancy
The governors of this successful school wish to appoint a Cover Supervisor to commence as soon as possible. This will be a temporary appointment in the first instance with a…
A/AS Level & GCSE Results Days 2025
A/AS Level results day is Thursday August 14th 2025 & GCSE results day is Thursday August 21st 2025. You can collect your results from the Main Hall from 8.30am –…
Official Prom Photographs 2025 – Ready to collect
For those that ordered official Prom photographs this year, these are now ready to collect from the school reception office. Diolch.
CyberFirst Trailblazers
CyberFirst came into school to deliver a cryptic session called Trailblazers with one class of year 8’s. The pupils spent 2 hours trying to solve cryptic puzzles and clues to…
Digital Forensics Workshop
The digital ambassadors took part in solving a crime this term! They had to solve 6 clues from the scene of the crime in order to release the locked box. …
First Give Final
We were absolutely blown away by the standard of presentation skills on display during the recent First Give Final. Year Eight have been very busy, raising money and awareness for…
Gold Again! Lego Robotics Team
Huge congratulations to our Lego Robotics Team for winning GOLD at theTechnocamps competitionon Thursday hosted by Sir Kev Johns! Pupils designed their own robot to help animals in the wild , researching real-world issues, presenting…
Year 11 Prom 2025
A fantastic night was had by all at Oldwalls last night. Year 11 looked absolutely phenomenal! See a selection of photographs from the night below. We will continue to add…
9S Cultural Projects
9S presented their French Cultural Projects in front of Mlle. Andrews and Mme. John in their French lessons last week. They had freedom to choose an area of interest and…
Year 11 Prom Final Arrangements
Timings Pupils to start arriving at Old walls at 5pm (Old walls have requested this due to traffic) Welcome – 19.00 Parents are to park in top field and walk…
PGL Residential
After arriving at PGL on Friday, pupils got their dancing shoes on for the silent disco!!Pupils have enjoyed a weekend full of activities including; team building, abseiling, trapeze, survival skills,…
Art Exhibition Success
Gowerton took part in arts project encouraging all Year 8 pupils in Swansea Schools to engage in art and design practice exploring the theme ‘Everyday wonder’ celebrating the way learners see…
Hope in Swansea
The Hope in Swansea app is a free and easy-to-use tool that helps people in Swansea find support when they’re going through tough times. It was made by a charity…
Sixth Form Information Evening – Monday 30th June
There will be an information evening for all parents and prospective students on Monday 30th June. It will be in the Main Hall, beginning at 6pm until approximately 6:45pm. The evening will include…
INSET Day reminder – Friday 20th June 2025
A reminder that Gowerton School will be closed to all pupils on Friday 20th June with the exception of those pupils sitting an examination.. Examinations taking place on this day…
Year 8 First Give
This term, Year 8 are currently very busy during their English lessons as they are working on the First Give Programme. They have identified social issues in our community and…
Deposits for Disneyland Paris 2026 – Limited Spaces Available
As you are aware we are arranging a trip to celebrate the Welsh festival at Disneyland Paris – March 5th-8th 2026 – this is for year 8 and 9 pupils…
Consultation – Change to the school day timings
Please see the letter below outlining proposed changes to the school day timings from September 2025. If you have any questions regarding this proposal, we will be holding a short…
Disneyland Paris Trip – March 2026 – **Year 8 places**
St. David’s Day Trip to Disneyland, Paris 5th – 8th March 2026 Dear Parent/Carer, We will be running our annual trip for Year 7 and 8 (Year 8 and 9…
iPayimpact – Security Certificate Renewal
The security certificate for the app was recently renewed. As part of the renewal process, parents/carers will have to sign in again using their username and password. After doing this,…
Technical Difficulties – Telephone Lines
We are still experiencing technical issues with our telephone lines. We are working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue. In the meantime if you need contact us, please…
Year 7 Reward Piñata!
As a reward for winning an in-house languages competition across all of Year 7, 7N were afforded the opportunity to learn about the piñata and then put this into practice…