Gwernyfed High School, Powys
Gwernyfed High School is a secondary school for pupils in Powys.
- Estyn
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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Gwernyfed High School in detail
School in Wales
Gwernyfed High School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 511 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (24% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 26 pupils (Year 13) to 105 (Year 10).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,327 per pupil, against £5,177 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £198k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Gwernyfed High School dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Gwernyfed High School 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Gwernyfed High School.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gwernyfed High School (after), 390 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
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Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Gwernyfed High School's Estyn reports.
About
Gwernyfed High School is an old manor house turned into a high school in the village of Three Cocks, Brecon, Powys, Wales. The school is an English-medium school educating students between 11 and 19 years old from a mainly rural catchment area.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
Keep up with Gwernyfed High School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Gwernyfed High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Gwernyfed High School is in Powys; for families living there:
Apply to Powys for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Powys is 2 (the median across 95 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Gwernyfed High School
What is the catchment area for Gwernyfed High School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Gwernyfed High School has a defined catchment published by Powys. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Powys applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Gwernyfed High School?
Apply through Powys, naming Gwernyfed High School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Powys's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Gwernyfed High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Powys is 2 (the median across 95 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Gwernyfed High School?
Gwernyfed High School is at Three Cocks, Brecon, Powys, LD3 0SG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)