Bettws High School
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Newport High School is a co-educational secondary school in the Bettws
district of the city of Newport
, South Wales
, UK for pupils aged 11–18 years.
. There are about 85 members of staff led by the headteacher, Mrs K Keane and deputy head Mr N Jenkins.
It is situated north of the M4, off the A4051.
inspection took place in 2008. This report was in quick succession to an inspection during November 2007. The 2007 report noted the school's improvements, particularly in GCSE results, since the previous inspection in 2001, but recommended that significant further improvement was necessary.. The 2008 report concluded that "significant improvement" had been made and the school was placed back into the standard inspection cycle.
Bettws, Newport
Bettws is an electoral ward and coterminous community of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is one of the largest modern housing estates in Europe....
district of the city of Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
, UK for pupils aged 11–18 years.
Admissions
There are about 1,100 pupils from a catchment area to the north western side of NewportNewport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
. There are about 85 members of staff led by the headteacher, Mrs K Keane and deputy head Mr N Jenkins.
It is situated north of the M4, off the A4051.
History
The new school was built in front of the old Bettws Comprehensive School, built in 1970. The old school plot was sold to Barratt Homes for demolition and house building.Academic performance
The school's most recent EstynEstyn
Estyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Its name comes from the Welsh language verb meaning "to extend". Its mission is to achieve excellence for all in learning in Wales by providing an independent, high quality inspection and advice service to the Welsh Assembly Government and...
inspection took place in 2008. This report was in quick succession to an inspection during November 2007. The 2007 report noted the school's improvements, particularly in GCSE results, since the previous inspection in 2001, but recommended that significant further improvement was necessary.. The 2008 report concluded that "significant improvement" had been made and the school was placed back into the standard inspection cycle.
Newport High School for Boys
- Prof John Andrews CBE, Professor of Law from 1967-92 at University College, Aberystwyth, and Chief Executive from 1992-2000 of the Further Education Funding Council for WalesFurther Education Funding Council for WalesThe Further Education Funding Council for Wales was a non-departmental public body of the Welsh Office and later an Assembly Sponsored Public Body which distributed funding to Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges in Wales between 1992 and 2001....
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- Michael Howell CMG OBE, High Commissioner from 1989-93 to Mauritius
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, Chairman from 1979-82 of the Health Education Council, and Director from 1990-5 of the International Nutrition Foundation - Walter Martin (rugby player)Walter Martin (rugby player)Walter John Martin DCM was a Wales international rugby union player. He played club rugby predominantly for Newport, captaining the side and played county rugby for Monmouthshire. While playing for Newport, Martin faced the three major Southern Hemisphere teams, Australia, South Africa and New...
- John Perrott, High Commissioner to the Gambia from 2000-2
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Newport High School for Girls
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- Catherine Richards, Secretary and Registrar since 1987 of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
See also
- Newport Active Living Centre
- Newport Girls High SchoolNewport Girls High SchoolNewport High School is an all girls school in Newport, Shropshire, England. The school was opened in the 1920s. The school is selective and is an all girls intake. In 2003, the school started to take in a double intake of around 56 students a year and reached its full capacity in the 2007-2008...
, girls' grammar schoolGrammar schoolA grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
in Newport, ShropshireNewport, ShropshireNewport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...