Brynllywarch Hall School is a special school situated in the rural village of Kerry, near Newtown in Powys. The school provides education for pupils from 8 to 19 years of age with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, moderate learning difficulties and additional learning needs. The school opened as a residential school in 1951 but ceased to provide residential provision in 2011. The school uses some of the residential areas as a 6th form block, a music block with a recording studio and a construction workshop. Within the grounds there are two Forest Schools, a horticulture area and a range of play areas. At the time of the inspection the school educated 67 pupils, 59 boys and eight girls. Of these, five pupils were in key stage 2, 26 pupils in key stage 3, 19 pupils in key stage 4 and 17 were post-16 pupils. Pupils come from across Powys but predominantly from north Powys. Sixty-one pupils have a statement of special educational needs. Fourteen per cent of the pupils in key stages 2, 3 and 4 have ‘looked-after child’ status. All pupils come from homes where English is the predominant language and 37% of the pupils are entitled to free school meals. The school’s motto is ‘learning and succeeding together’ and their aim is to meet the ever changing needs of the pupils. The school was last inspected in June 2006.