Newtown High School

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Newtown High School is a secondary comprehensive school for boys and girls. The school is based on two campuses in the towns of Newtown and Presteigne in Powys. It caters for pupils aged 11 – 18 years (KS3 and KS4).Estyn ResultsThe High School received its most recent Estyn inspection report in 2015, the previous inspection was in 2009.Current InformationThe school reached Band 1 in the Welsh Government banding system in 2012, and reached band 3 in 2013. It was rated 'yellow' in the 2014 Welsh school categorisation banding, and amber in the 2015 and 2016 banding. 100% of pupils achieved the Level 2 Threshold (5A*-C equivalent) in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.The school managed John Beddoes School in Presteigne in 2013/14, which had been judged by Estyn to be in the Special Measures category; as well as assisting through its role as a Lead Practitioner school in the Lead and Emerging Practitioner Schools project.On 10 April 2014, John Beddoes School was closed, and on the 11th of April reopened as a campus of Newtown High School, named the John Beddoes Campus. The Newtown site became the Newtown Campus of Newtown High School. With the combination of the two campuses, there are approximately 1100 pupils on roll.Senior Leadership TeamThe current School Leadership Team consists of: Headteacher - Mr G HarknessActing Deputy Headteacher - Mr D OwenAssistant Headteachers - Mrs A Francis, Miss B Pryce, Mr P JenningsActing Assistant Headteacher - Ms H Carter-JonesSchool CampusesNewtown High School is based on two campuses in geographically distinct locations in Montgomeryshire and East Radnorshire. The Newtown Campus is larger, and also includes a sixth form, while the John Beddoes Campus includes the Ivor Hughes Centre which acts as a drama, assembly and meeting venue. The two campuses are roughly 27 miles apart by road.