Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn

Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn is a bilingual coeducational secondary school situated in Tywyn, Gwynedd.

Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn
Address
Station Road

, ,
LL36 9EU

Wales
Coordinates52°35′05″N 4°05′22″W
Information
TypeState school
Established1894 (1894)
Head TeacherMrs Helen Lewis
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment310 (in 2019)[1]
HousesCadfan, Dysynni and Maethlon
Websitewww.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 Penybryn
  • Ysgol Gynradd Tynyberth, Corris Uchaf (before closure in 1967)

Notable former pupils

Notable former teachers

References

  1. My Local School.
  2. "Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn | Estyn". www.estyn.gov.wales. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. "Daily Post". Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. Prys Davies, Gwilym. 2002. Tywyn School. Journal of the Merioneth Historical and Record Society, 14.1, pp. 77-85.



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