Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn
Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn is a bilingual coeducational secondary school situated in Tywyn, Gwynedd.
| Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Station Road , , LL36 9EU | |
| Coordinates | 52°35′05″N 4°05′22″W |
| Information | |
| Type | State school |
| Established | 1894 |
| Head Teacher | Mrs Helen Lewis |
| Gender | Both |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 270[1] |
| Houses | Cadfan, Dysynni and Maethlon |
| Website | http://www.tywyn.gwynedd.sch.uk/ |
Around 25% of pupils come from homes where Welsh is the main language.[2]
History
It was opened as 'Towyn Intermediate School' in 1894 in a building called Brynarfor (formerly a private school called the Towyn Academy and then Brynarvor Hall School). Brynarfor was demolished in 2008.
In 2015, the Welsh Government declared it the secondary school with the highest standards in Wales, as defined by its school categorisation system.[3]
Feeder schools
The following primary schools feed (or fed) Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn:
- Ysgol Craig y Deryn (from 2013)
- Ysgol Gynradd Aberdyfi (before closure in 2013)
- Ysgol Gynradd Abergynolwyn (before closure in 2010)
- Ysgol Gynradd Aberllefenni (before closure in 1967)
- Ysgol Gynradd Bryncrug (before closure in 2013)
- Ysgol Gynradd Dyffryn Dulas, Corris
- Ysgol Gynradd Llanegryn (before closure in 2013)
- Ysgol Gynradd Llwyngwril (before closure in 2013)
- Ysgol Gynradd Pantperthog (before closure in 1960s)
- Ysgol Gynradd Pennal
- Ysgol Gynradd Tynyberth, Corris Uchaf (before closure in 1967)
Notable former pupils
- Tom Bradshaw (b.1992), Welsh international footballer
- Geraint Goodwin (1903–41), author of The Heyday in the Blood (1936)
- Lord Prys-Davies (1923–2017) of Llanegryn[4]
- Michael Raven (1938–2008), author, musician, composer and poet
Notable former teachers
- Thomas Richards (1878-1962), historian
- David Williams (1900-1978), historian
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References
- My Local School.
- "Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn | Estyn". www.estyn.gov.wales. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Daily Post". Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- Prys Davies, Gwilym. 2002. Tywyn School. Journal of the Merioneth Historical and Record Society, 14.1, pp. 77-85.
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