Rhyl High School is one of two high schools in Rhyl,

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. It was founded in 1894.

History

Rhyl and District Intermediate School was founded in 1894. In 1901 the school was relocated to Grange Road and became Rhyl County School. The school subsequently became Rhyl Grammar School after the war and finally renamed as Rhyl High School. In April 2016, the school moved from the 1901 site on Grange Road to a brand new building on the site of the school playing fields. In June 2017, the school was put in lockdown for 45 minutes due to threats of violence towards pupils attending the school. The incident required the intervention of the police, resulting in the arrest of the 15-year-old culprit.

Alumni

*Air Marshall Sir

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, KBE, CB, AFC, DL - RAF officer and Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command (1981–1984) * Lee Congerton - footballer *

Tesni Evans Tesni Evans (born 15 October 1992 in Cardiff) is a professional squash player who represents Wales and is a five time Welsh national squash champion. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No.9 in November 2018, becoming the highest-ra ...

- Wales international

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, actress and businesswoman * Tom Hooson - MP for Brecon and Radnorshire (1979–1985) *Sir

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- Scientist and co-chair of

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* Ann Jones -

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for Vale of Clwyd *Professor

Harold Lawton Harold Walter Lawton (27 July 1899 – 24 December 2005, Greetham, Rutland) was an English scholar of French literature and, prior to his death, one of the last surviving veterans and the last prisoner of war of World War I in Britain. Bo ...

*Richard Mills-Owen -

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(1964–1967) *

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- British politician, Leader of the House of Lords (2001–2003)

References

External links

School websiteSchool prospectus
Educational institutions established in 1894 Rhyl Secondary schools in Denbighshire 1894 establishments in Wales {{Wales-school-stub