Ysgol Dewi Sant
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| name = Ysgol Dewi Sant
St Davids School
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| established = 1895
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| type = State Comprehensive
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| r_head = Rachael Thomas
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| city = St Davids
| county = Pembrokeshire
| country = Wales
| postcode = SA62 6QH
| local_authority = Pembrokeshire County Council
| ofsted = [http://www.estyn.gov.uk/download/publication/145317.9/inspection-reportysgol-dewi-santeng2007/ Reports]
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| gender = Coeducational
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
| colours = Black and amber
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| website = {{URL|http://www.ysgolpenrhyndewi.cymru/}}
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Ysgol Dewi Sant was a secondary school in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Description
The school had served the historic city of St Davids and an extensive rural area prior to merging with.
The 2007 Estyn Inspection report commended its strong GCSE and A Levels curriculum.2007 Estyn Inspection [http://www.estyn.gov.uk/english/provider/6684034/ Report]
Closure threats
In 2013 Ysgol Dewi Sant was under review for potential closure, though it was ranked top Welsh school on the Western Mail Real Schools Guide.{{cite news|title=Under review Ysgol Dewi Sant tops list of county's schools |url=http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/10716069.Under_review_Ysgol_Dewi_Sant_tops_list_of_county_s_schools/ | work=Western Telegraph |date=3 October 2013 |access-date=20 January 2015}} In December 2014 it was removed from the Estyn list of schools in need of improvement, having improved its teaching across the ability range, and improved security by building a new reception and carrying out more rigorous identity checks.{{cite news|author=Ceri Coleman-Phillips |title=Significant improvements made at Ysgol Dewi Sant |url=http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/localnews/11649146.Significant_improvements_made_at_Ysgol_Dewi_Sant/ | work=Western Telegraph |date=5 December 2014 |access-date=20 January 2015}}
Despite this Pembrokeshire County Council arranged an extraordinary meeting for the 29 January 2015, to discuss a shake-up of education in Wales, not just Pembrokeshire, including the closure of Ysgol Dewi Sant. Over 300 people protested outside the council meeting. The council decided to keep Ysgol Dewi Sant open but review the future of the sixth form.{{cite news |title=Pembrokeshire schools' closure: U-turn for Ysgol Dewi Sant, St David's |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-31026443/11649146.Significant_improvements_made_at_Ysgol_Dewi_Sant/ |work=BBC News |date=29 January 2015 |access-date=29 January 2015}}
Notable pupils
{{See also|Category:People educated at Ysgol Dewi Sant}}
- Simon Davies, former Wales international footballer
- David Gray, singer-songwriter
- Rowland Phillips, former international rugby union player and coach
- Ian Walsh, former Wales international footballer
- Keith Griffiths (architect), Founder of Aedas
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090328123045/http://www.dewisant.pembroke.sch.uk/ School Website]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1895
Category:1895 establishments in Wales
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