Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn is a bilingual coeducational secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 16 years. It is situated in Tywyn, Gwynedd.

Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn
Address
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Station Road

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LL36 9EU

Wales
Coordinates52°35′05″N 4°05′22″W / 52.5847°N 4.0895°W / 52.5847; -4.0895
Information
TypeState school
Established1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Head TeacherHelen Lewis
Teaching staff25.5 (2023)
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment388 (2023) [1]
LanguageBilingual (Type A)
HousesCadfan, Dysynni and Maethlon
Websitewww.tywyn.gwynedd.sch.uk

As of 2018, around 19% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.[2]

History

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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

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The following primary schools feed (or fed) Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn:[citation needed]

  • 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

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Notable former teachers

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References

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  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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