Has Newtown High School been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Newtown High School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.

How many pupils are at Newtown High School?

Newtown High School has 896 pupils on roll.

Is Newtown High School a faith school?

No. Newtown High School has no designated religious character.

Does Newtown High School publish exam results?

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

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Newtown High School

Dolfor Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 1JE

Phase: Secondary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 896
URN: 401725
Local authority: Powys
Telephone: 01686626304

About this school

Newtown High School is a secondary school in Powys. It has 896 pupils on roll.

Estyn has inspected it, and the inspection section below links to the full report. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Estyn inspection

Wales: Estyn

Inspected 18 December 2025 · Estyn review, Secondary

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Read the full inspection report on Estyn's website

School characteristics

From the Welsh Government school census, latest 3 years.

Free school meals (3-year average)

2022/23

19.1%

2023/24

19%

2024/25

17.7%

The Welsh Government's headline measure of a school's level of deprivation.

English as an additional language

2022/23

2.9%

2023/24

2.9%

2024/25

1.6%

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show attainment figures for Welsh schools. Estyn reports on each school, and the Welsh Government publishes results at national and local-authority level.

Location

Nearby schools

Ysgol Cedewain
Welsh schools · Powys

0.2 miles
Ysgol Calon y Dderwen
Welsh schools · Newtown

0.3 miles
Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd
Welsh schools · Powys

0.3 miles
North Powys Pupil Referral Unit
Welsh schools · Newtown

0.4 miles
Maesyrhandir C.P. School
Welsh schools · Powys

0.5 miles

Common questions

What kind of school is Newtown High School?: Newtown High School is a secondary school in Powys.
Has Newtown High School been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Newtown High School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.
How many pupils are at Newtown High School?: Newtown High School has 896 pupils on roll.
Is Newtown High School a faith school?: No. Newtown High School has no designated religious character.
Does Newtown High School publish exam results?: Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn, and pupil characteristics from the Welsh Government's school census. OfferDay links to each Estyn report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 18 December 2025.