Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn

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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.HistoryIt was opened as 'Towyn Intermediate School' in 1894 in a building called Brynarfor . 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 schoolsThe following primary schools feed Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn: Ysgol Craig y Deryn Ysgol Gynradd Aberdyfi Ysgol Gynradd Abergynolwyn Ysgol Gynradd Aberllefenni Ysgol Gynradd Bryncrug Ysgol Gynradd Dyffryn Dulas, Corris Ysgol Gynradd Llanegryn Ysgol Gynradd Llwyngwril Ysgol Gynradd Pantperthog Ysgol Gynradd Pennal Ysgol Penybryn, TywynNotable former pupils Geraint Goodwin (1903–41), author of The Heyday in the Blood (1936) Lord Gwilym Prys-Davies (b. 1923) of LlanegrynNotable former teachers Thomas Richards (1878-1962), historian David Williams (1900-1978), historian