John Frost School

John Frost School
Address
Map
Lighthouse Road

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NP10 8YD

United Kingdom
Coordinates51°33′31″N 3°00′45″W / 51.5586°N 3.0125°W / 51.5586; -3.0125
Information
TypeComprehensive school
MottoCarpe Diem (Seize the Day)
Established1959
Local authorityNewport City Council
HeadteacherMark Tucker
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,200[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The John Frost School, formerly known as Duffryn High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Dyffryn), is a comprehensive school on the south-western outskirts of Newport, south Wales. It is in the suburb of Duffryn and opened in 1959.

In 2018 the Welsh-medium secondary school Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed moved into buildings adjoining the John Frost School.[2]

As of 2019, the head teacher is Mark Tucker.[3]

  1. ^ Inspection Reports - Duffryn High School (PDF). Estyn (February 2008). Retrieved on 2008-11-20.
  2. ^ Barnes, Dan (13 December 2018). "The new home of Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed, Newport's first Welsh language secondary school, has been officially opened". South Wales Argus.
  3. ^ Rose, Alice (10 April 2017). "New head teacher announced for The John Frost School in Duffryn". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 8 March 2019.