Ysgol John Bright is a secondary school on Maesdu Road, Llandudno in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It was founded with money and support from the social reformer John Bright, whose son died in Llandudno in 1864. It serves the state secondary education sector in the Llandudno area and has around 1200 pupils. The school was recently rebuilt and opened in September 2004. The school was originally located in Central Llandudno. The school is now on its third site. The most recent buildings cost some £20,000,000.
The headteacher from September 1993 until December 2008 was Mrs. Irene Perry, replaced by Graham Davies the current Head. As of September 2011, the school has a new deputy head, Mr Matthew Vickery, and four assistant heads, Mrs Samantha Lewis Jones, Mr Seamus O'Sullivan, Mrs Jane Aldridge and Mr Ben Williams.
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