(Previous Mottos: "Respecting tradition, embracing the future" Welsh: Parchu traddodiad, cynnwys y dyfodol King Henry VIII 3–19 School Abergavenny (Welsh: Ysgol y Brenin Harri VIII) is an English-language All-Through School in the town of Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouthshire, Wales.

In addition a much richer prize, the tithes of Badgeworth in Gloucestershire which had previously belonged to Usk priory were given over to Abergavenny's use.

[1] The monies available from these tithes were to be put into trust controlled by "the bailliffs and commonality", the forerunners of the Town Council.

The new grammar school was named after its benefactor Henry VIII who also appointed its first headmaster, Richard Oldsworthy.

[1] The first century of the school's life was uneventful and change only came as a result of financial mismanagement by the local trustees who had leased out the Badgeworth lands for an undervalued rent: when the 99-year lease came to an end in 1664 it passed to Jesus College, Oxford, who in return provided not only an equal rent but a Fellowship and Scholarship to the college.

Henceforth Jesus College, which had finally gained control of the Gloucester tithes, was responsible for paying the headmaster and his assistant.

The Act did have some effect as the old school building was pulled down and replaced on site with the religious tower and fine Georgian master's house which still stands today.

The Headmaster, James Webber, reorganised the curriculum, teaching classics, maths, drawing, French, writing, divinity and arithmetic.

The Old Boys' Association was founded at a meeting on 7 November 1923 and was soon thriving, with branches of the Abergavenny Society in both London and Aberystwyth.

The new sciences of Physics and Biology were introduced in the period and the increased importance of metalwork and woodwork led to the building of a handicrafts room.

[4] The transition from mixed grammar to comprehensive school was carried out under the headmaster, Russell Edwards.

The year's figures brought the Government's banding system under severe criticism from teaching unions and opposition political parties.

[16] Following an assessment of 'adequate' by Estyn in 2015, Elspeth Lewis, headteacher, was quoted in the South Wales Argos saying, "The report accurately reflects the current position of the school.

The subsequent motto was "Respecting tradition, embracing the future" Welsh: Parchu traddodiad, cynnwys y dyfodol.