Haverfordwest High VC School

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Haverfordwest High VC School
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Haverfordwest High VC School
Haverfordwest High VC School, Scarrowscant Lane

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Type Comprehensive
Established2018
HeadteacherJane Harries
Years offered7–13
GenderMixed
Age11to 18
Enrollment1760 [1]
Colour(s)Black and purple   
Website Official website

Haverfordwest High VC School is a secondary school in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, that teaches through the medium of English. It opened in September 2018 after the merger of Tasker Milward Voluntary Controlled School and Sir Thomas Picton School. [2] In 2020 the school was ranked "amber" for performance in the Welsh Government's colour-coded performance scheme, [3] meaning that the school is in need of improvement via external support.

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Controversy

Sexual messages sent by a trainee

On 4 October 2022, a "man undertaking training" at the school was accused of having conversations with pupils of the school on social media. The purported conversations are said to be 'highly sexual'. The local authority, Pembrokeshire County Council, later confirmed that the man had been removed from the school premises and that a "multi-agency referral" had been set up due to the allegations made. [4]

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References

  1. "Haverfordwest High VC School - Welcome - Croeso". www.haverfordwesthigh.pembrokeshire.sch.uk.
  2. Wightwick, Abbie (28 January 2019). "Nearly 200 schools have shut in Wales since 2013". Wales Online . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. Wightwick, Abbie (31 January 2020). "Colour codes for Wales' schools in 2020 are published today". WalesOnline. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. "Claims of 'sexually charged messages' at Haverfordwest High". 4 October 2022.

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