Ysgol y Berwyn
School in Gwynedd, Wales
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Ysgol y Berwyn was a high-school situated in the town of Bala, in Gwynedd, north Wales.[1]
According to the 2013 Estyn report, 79% of pupils were from Welsh-speaking homes.[2]
In 2017, 80% of pupils achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grades A*-C.[3]
In September 2019, Ysgol y Berwyn closed and a new 3-19-year-old school opened on site under the name 'Ysgol Godre'r Berwyn' ("School of the foothills of the Berwyn").[4]
History
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The Rev. Edmund Meyricke founded a free grammar school at Bala, at Ty-Tan Domen, in 1713/14 by instructions in his will. A new building was constructed in 1851 (Neuadd y Cyfnod) and modelled very much on Jesus College, its financial and academic patron.[5]
The grammar school was replaced by the new Ysgol Y Berwyn in 1964;[5] the modern school has a strong connection with Bangor University.
In 2015 Gwynedd Council gave the go ahead for a new school to be built on the site, with £10 million to be invested in an improved library, a community cinema and better sports facilities.[6] The new school, Ysgol Godre'r Berwyn, opened in September 2019 and had its official opening ceremony on 8 November.[7]
Further reading
- ‘Prize Day at Bala Grammar School’, The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard (www.newspaper.library.wales)
- P.J. Wallis, A Sketch of the Grammar School at Bala, 1713-1893
- Malcolm Seaborne, Schools in Wales, 1200-1500: A Social and Architectural History, Gee & Son, Denbigh, 1992.