PENGLAIS School has appointed a new headteacher.

Ceredigion County Council has announced the appointment of Mair Hughes, who is currently the headteacher of Hampton High, a new school and former academy in Middlesex, London.

The news comes after the school failed to recruit a new headteacher in the spring following the news headteacher Matthew Brown had been appointed to the head of learning services at the county council after less than three years in charge.

Deputy headteacher Hayley Griffiths stepped in as acting head after Mr Brown’s departure in September.

The appointment of Mrs Hughes, who will commence her post in September, will be seen as an important one for Penglais School, which is still under Estyn monitoring, the second stage of an escalating Estyn follow-up process which can lead to the school being placed in special measures.

A Ceredigion County Council spokesperson said: “We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Mair Hughes as the new headteacher of Ysgol Penglais.

“Mrs Hughes is currently the principal at the Hampton Academy in London. She will commence her new post in September 2017.”