Blessed Edward Jones Roman Catholic High School
Blessed Edward Jones RC High School, (also known informally as "Blessed teds"), Cefndy Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire, is a secondary school situated in Rhyl, Denbighshire. It was founded in September 1965 to serve the Catholic population of the surrounding area, including towns such as Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Abergele, Prestatyn, Bodelwyddan, St Asaph, and Denbigh.
It is one of three Catholic secondary schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, the others being St Joseph's Catholic & Anglican High School, Wrexham, and St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint. It is a mixed comprehensive school, which does not have a sixth form.
Its patron is the Blessed Edward Jones, who was born in the diocese of St Asaph.
Notable former pupils
- Carol Vorderman, television personality/presenter
- Chris Ruane, Labour MP for the Vale of Clwyd constituency (1997-2015)
- David Harrison, jockey, who was British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1992.
- Barry Hilton, South African Comedian
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