Welcome to Newport High School, Bettws Lane, Newport
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Welcome to Newport High School, Bettws Lane, Newport
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 5 Jan 2016
The green Welcome sign faces the school access road on the south side of Bettws Lane. The original Newport High School was a grammar school located near the centre of Newport, founded in 1896. In 2016, Newport High School is a large comprehensive school at the eastern edge of the Bettws housing estate in the northwest of the city. The school has c1,100 pupils and c85 staff. This 21st century school was built in front of the old Bettws Comprehensive School, dating from 1970. The old school site was sold to Barratt Homes for demolition and house building.
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51.607583
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