Ysgol Maesydderwen
Ysgol Maesydderwen is a state secondary school and sixth form in Ystradgynlais, Powys. As of 2024, there were 542 pupils on roll at the school. It is an English-medium school.
The school was rated a mix of "good" and "adequate" in a 2017 Estyn report and amber in the 2019 national school categorization.
In 2017, 9 per cent of pupils spoke Welsh at home.
Notable former pupils
- Vernon Cooper, rugby player
- Richard Corgan, actor
- Alun Donovan, rugby player
- Julian Hopkin, physician, researcher and medical teacher
- Kevin Hopkins, rugby player
- Jeff Hughes, historian
- Adam Jones, rugby player
- Steven Meo, actor
- Eve Myles, actress
- Craig Russell, actor
References
- ^ "History of Maesydderwen School". www.ystradgynlais-history.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Ysgol Maesydderwen". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Ysgol Maesydderwen". Estyn. October 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Wales school colour codes 2019: These are the schools ranked amber". WalesOnline. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Inspection Report on Ysgol Maesydderwen" (PDF). Estyn.
- ^ "Donovan's Return Only Change in Wales Team". The Daily Telegraph. 26 February 1982.
- ^ BBC Mid Wales: Steve Meo Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 20 March 2013
- ^ Griffiths, Sian (20 January 2019). "Eve Myles keeps faith with Welsh language". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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