Haverfordwest High VC School is a

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in Haverfordwest,

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, 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 Sir Thomas Picton School was a secondary school in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, with around 1,250 students, 200 of whom were in Years 12 and 13. The school catered for pupils from all over Pembrokeshire, serving towns such as Haverford ...

. In 2020 the school was ranked "Amber" for performance in the

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's colour-coded performance scheme, meaning that the school is in need of improvement via external support.

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.

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