Llanwern High School

Llanwern High School is a secondary school on the eastern edge of Newport, Wales.

The school has a capacity for 1450 pupils.[1]

Previously known as Hartridge High School, it changed its name in 2012 to Llanwern High School, recruited a new headteacher (Peter Jenkins) and built a new £29 million school building.[2] Pupils and teachers moved into the new school in May 2012 and it was officially opened on 19 September 2012 by Wales rugby players Dan Lydiate and Toby Faletau.[1]

Notable former pupils include Wales international football player Mark Aizlewood and international sprinter Christian Malcolm.

References

  1. 1 2 "One year on - Newport's Llanwern High celebrates". South Wales Argus. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  2. ↑ "How to bounce back, Newport-style". BBC News. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-23.

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Coordinates: 51°35′10″N 2°55′55″W / 51.5861°N 2.9319°W / 51.5861; -2.9319


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