She played headmistress Bridget McClusky for 10 years on the popular children's drama.
She died last Thursday in Brighton and the statement added: “She passed away peacefully, with her husband and niece at her bedside.
Patricia Hidalgo, director of BBC Children’s and Education: “We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Gwyneth Powell. Although she secured regular work and appeared in a series of TV dramas, her career accelerated after being cast in the children’s series Grange Hill, about life in a comprehensive school.
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