Afon Tâf High School

Secondary school in Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales

51°42′32″N 3°20′42″W / 51.709°N 3.345°W / 51.709; -3.345InformationTypeSecondary schoolEstablished1967 (1967)Local authorityMerthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilDepartment for Education URN401825 TablesHeadteacherStuart James^[1]Teaching staff38.4 (on an FTE basis)^[2]GenderMixedAge range11–16Enrolment645^[2] (2018)Student to teacher ratio16.8^[2]LanguageEnglishWebsitewww.afontaf.merthyr.sch.uk

Afon Tâf High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Afon Tâf) is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in Troed-y-rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales.

Afon Tâf is the Welsh language name of the River Taff which flows past the school.

History

Built a cost of around £750,000 the school opened in September 1967. Pupils from Quakers Yard Grammar School, Troedyrhiw Secondary School and the Pantglas Senior School in Aberfan transferred to the school.

The whole school was renovated between 2014 and 2017, as a cost of £12 million. The project was undertaken in stages to minimise the impact on the work of the school.

Notable alumni

Cameron Coxe (born 1998), footballer
Huw Lewis (born 1964), politician
Steve Speirs (born 1965), actor

References

^ "Headteacher's welcome". Afon Tâf High School. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Afon Tâf High School". My Local School. Welsh Government. Retrieved 10 January 2019.