Although the majority of its students live in the Forest of Dean area of England, a significant number travel from within Wales.

The school has a sports hall which can be rented in the evenings; a learning resource centre with IT facilities; a canteen, where hot and cold food can be purchased; a music suite, equipped with computers linked to recording equipment; and a Design Technology Block.

Although she has made it clear that she did not always enjoy her time at Wyedean,[3] citing teachers and loneliness, her website states that she and her sister "both loved their school days" there.

[4] She has stated that the character of Professor Snape was partly based on a chemistry teacher who taught at the school, understood to be John Nettleship.

[8] Welsh actor Owain Yeoman, who stars in the US series, The Mentalist, was a student at Wyedean School.