Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn

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Established 1894 Gender Both Address Tywyn LL36 9EU, UK Head Teacher Mrs Helen Lewis Number of students 270		Type State school Ages 11–16 Phone +44 1654 710256 House Saint Cadfan Founded 1894
Location Station Road Tywyn Gwynedd LL36 9EU Wales Houses Cadfan, Dysynni and Maethlon Similar Ysgol Gyfun Gymuned, Ysgol Bro Hyddgen, Llanidloes High School, Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystw, Ysgol Y Gader

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

Around 25% of pupils come from homes where Welsh is the main language.

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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.

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 Penybryn, Tywyn

Notable former pupils

Geraint Goodwin (1903–41), author of The Heyday in the Blood (1936)

Lord Gwilym Prys-Davies (b. 1923) of Llanegryn

Notable former teachers

Thomas Richards (1878-1962), historian

David Williams (1900-1978), historian

References

Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn Wikipedia

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