It is a predominantly English-medium school with significant use of Welsh,[2] and has a catchment area covering the towns of Fishguard and Goodwick, the villages of Scleddau, Letterston and Newport and the surrounding areas including the Gwaun valley.

In November 2017, a £10.9 million extension (funded jointly by the Welsh Government and Pembrokeshire County Council as part of the 21st Century Schools Programme) was officially opened.

[3] The extension - which involved the demolition of a significant amount of the previous building - provides new classrooms, designated provision for bilingual Special Educational Needs and new community facilities.

[4] From 2011 to 2016, the school saw a large increase in the percentage of students obtaining at least 5 GCSE A*-C grades - rising from 62.4% in 2011 to 90.4% in 2016,[5] thus significantly outperforming the England and Wales average of 66.6% (2016).

[6] The school's Science results are exceptionally strong with more than 95% of students obtaining at least a C grade pass at GCSE,[5] far exceeding the Welsh national average of 75.6%.