West Monmouth School
'Believe, Achieve, Succeed'Headteacher's Welcome
Welcome to the West Mon Community where we believe that every child has the right to Believe, Achieve and Succeed.
Our core business as a school is, of course, teaching and learning and we strive to ensure that all lessons taught at West Monmouth are both engaging and challenging. We have a fantastic team of teachers and support staff who pride themselves on ensuring that their teaching is as effective as it can possibly be; and they are constantly engaged in professional learning to ensure that their methods remain innovative and current.
A Warm Welcome to
West Monmouth School
Our school was first opened in 1898 as a boarding school for boys. It was built and funded by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, using monies from the estate of William Jones, Merchant Adventurer whose portrait still hangs in the headteacher’s office today.
William Jones was born in the village of Newland in the Forest of Dean. between 1545 and 1550. He was sent to Monmouth as an apprentice, from where he moved to London at around the age of 20. It is widely believed that his fortune was made as a haberdasher, yet there is some confusion as to whether all of his fortune was made this way. Whatever the truth behind his wealth, it is certain that he did become very rich before his death, which is believed to have been in Hamburg in January 1615.
Our School History
- 1898
School opens
- 1905
Gymnasium was gutted by fire
- 1913
Mr R. Ivor Jones became West Monmouth School’s second Headmaster
- 1924
The school installed a ‘wireless set’ and boarders listened to an organ recital on a Sunday afternoon
- 1933
Foundation stone of new Science block laid
- 1958
End of Boarding
- 1963
Parents Association formed
- 1982
West Monmouth School changes from a Boys’ Grammar School to a mixed Comprehensive School
- 1998
West Monmouth School celebrates its Centenary
- 2007
Haberdashers building is finished
- 2020
First female Head Miss E Jordan joins the School
Contact Us
West Monmouth School
Blaendare Road
Pontypool, Torfaen
NP4 5YG
Email: info@wms.schoolsedu.org.uk
Tel: 01495 767430
