▁grade . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁then - E ducation ▁Secretary ▁Michael ▁G ove ▁pra ised ▁John ▁Mason ▁as ▁" a ▁school ▁that , ▁under ▁a ▁particularly ▁inspir ational ▁head , ▁is ▁taking ▁very ▁very ▁positive ▁steps ▁to ▁provide ▁students ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁education ▁that ▁is ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁world ." ▁ ▁The ▁Wel sh ▁Farm ▁The ▁school ▁own s ▁a ▁farm , ▁generally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Farm , ▁at ▁Tro ed yr hi w g ell if aw r ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁P ums aint ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁L land overy ▁in ▁Wales . ▁Stud ents ▁commonly ▁undert ake ▁a ▁four - day ▁trip ▁and ▁some ▁have ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁revis it ▁for ▁a ▁Geography ▁Field work ▁trip ▁or ▁a ▁Tri ple ▁Science ▁Observ ational ▁Cos m ology ▁T rip ▁and ▁in ▁Year ▁ 1 2 . ▁The ▁John ▁Mason ▁Association ▁own s ▁and ▁runs ▁the ▁farm , ▁which ▁is ▁visited ▁by ▁nearly ▁all ▁students . ▁ ▁Notable ▁former ▁staff ▁and ▁pup ils ▁Paul ▁May hew - Ar cher ▁( a ▁writer ▁on ▁The ▁Vic ar ▁of ▁D ible y ▁and ▁My ▁Hero ) ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁J MS . ▁ ▁Fam ous ▁former ▁pup ils ▁include ▁the ▁Prem iers hip ▁footballer ▁Matthew ▁Taylor , ▁West ▁End ▁actor ▁and ▁singer ▁Oliver ▁Tom ps ett , ▁BBC ▁and ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁news ▁present er ▁K atie ▁Led ger , ▁folk ▁music ian ▁John ▁S pi ers