Although the site (Russell House) was secured in 1891, Dynevor School in Swansea opened for boys three years later in 1894, having previoulsy been located at Trinity Place as a higher grade elementary school since 1883. The girls remained at Trinity Place in the meantime. The school's name changed to 'Higher Elementary School' in 1896, and in 1907-08 both boys' and girls' schools assumed the status of 'Swansea Municipal Secondary School'.
The buildings at the Dynevor site were extended in 1929 to the designs of Borough Architect Ernest Morgan to house what had now become known as the 'Dynevor Secondary School for Boys' and 'De-la-Beche School for Girls'. The school buildings were damaged during the 1941 Blitz. Following the 1944 Education Act, the school was known as Dynevor Grammar School until 1971, before becoming a senior comprehensive school. In 1978 the school merged with the Llwyn-y-Bryn Girls School to become 'Dynevor School', and in 2001 merged with Dillwyn Llewelyn School to become the 'Dylan Thomas Community School'. The school site closed in 2002.
As of 2024, the former Dynevor School site is in use by University of Wales Trinity St Davids' Swansea College of Art.
M. Powel, RCAHMW. June 2024.
Sources: 'Reports of the Borough Architect, 1934-1943'. GB 216 BA 2/26. West Glamorgan Archives; 'Dynevor School, Swansea Records'. GB 216 E/Dyn Sec. West Glamorgan Archives; F. G. Cowley, 'Religion and Education' in Glanmor Williams (ed.), Swansea: An Illustrated History (Christopher Davies Publishers, 1990), p.168.