Haverfordwest High VC School, Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest High VC School is a secondary school for pupils in Haverfordwest.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Haverfordwest High VC School in detail
School in Wales
Haverfordwest High VC 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 1764 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (27% in 2020/21); 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 11% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 140 pupils (Year 13) to 321 (Year 7).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,268 per pupil, against £4,929 in 2021-22. It carried forward £42k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Haverfordwest High VC School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Haverfordwest High VC School 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Haverfordwest Rail Station, about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sir Thomas Picton School (grounds), 140 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 Haverfordwest High VC School's Estyn reports.
About
Haverfordwest High VC School is a secondary school in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, 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.
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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 Haverfordwest High VC School
Getting There
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Haverfordwest High VC School is in Pembrokeshire; for families living there:
- Pembrokeshire's school travel policy: School transport policy and application form
- How to apply: Apply for School Transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 26
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 19 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
8 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 Pembrokeshire is 2 (the median across 69 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 Haverfordwest High VC School
What is the catchment area for Haverfordwest High VC School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Haverfordwest High VC School has a defined catchment published by Pembrokeshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Pembrokeshire 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 Haverfordwest High VC School?
Apply through Pembrokeshire, naming Haverfordwest High VC School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Pembrokeshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Haverfordwest High VC School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 19 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 8 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 Pembrokeshire is 2 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Haverfordwest High VC School?
Haverfordwest High VC School is at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro), SA61 2NX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)