Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn
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{{Infobox school
| name = Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn
| coordinates = {{coord|52.5847|-4.0895|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| established = {{start date and age|1894}}
| type = State school
| head_label = Head Teacher
| head = David Thorp
| teaching_staff = 25.5 (2023)
| address = Station Road
| city = Tywyn
| county = Gwynedd
| country = Wales
| postcode = LL36 9EU
| enrolment = 388 (2023) [https://mylocalschool.gov.wales/School/6614032?lang=en My Local School].
| gender = Co-educational
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 16
| language = Bilingual (Type A)
| houses = Cadfan, Dysynni and Maethlon
| website = {{URL|http://www.tywyn.gwynedd.sch.uk/}}
}}
Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn is a bilingual coeducational secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 16 years. It is situated in Tywyn, Gwynedd.
As of 2018, around 19% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.estyn.gov.wales/provider/6614032|title=Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn {{!}} Estyn|website=www.estyn.gov.wales|access-date=2016-10-28}}
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.{{cite news|title=Daily Post|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/best-worst-10-secondary-schools-8574566|access-date=5 February 2015}}
Feeder schools
The following primary schools feed (or fed) Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn:{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
- 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
- Tom Bradshaw (b.1992), Welsh international footballer
- Geraint Goodwin (1903–41), author of The Heyday in the Blood (1936)
- Rhodri Jones (b. 1991), Wales international rugby union player
- Lord Prys-Davies (1923–2017) of LlanegrynPrys Davies, Gwilym. 2002. Tywyn School. Journal of the Merioneth Historical and Record Society, 14.1, pp. 77-85.
- Michael Raven (1938–2008), author, musician, composer and poet
Notable former teachers
- Thomas Richards (1878-1962), historian
- David Williams (1900-1978), historian
References
External links
- [http://www.tywyn.gwynedd.sch.uk/ Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn website]
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Category:Secondary schools in Gwynedd
Category:Educational institutions established in 1894