Cwmtawe Community School
Cwmtawe Community School Ysgol Gymunedol Cwmtawe | |
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Parc Ynysderw , | |
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Type | Comprehensive School |
Motto | "We can and we will succeed by working together and giving of our best" |
Established | 1969 (Moved to new building 1996) |
Head teacher | Lee Hitchings |
Staff | 85 teaching, 73 support staff |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrolment | 1,283 |
Language | English |
Colour(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
Website | http://www.cwmtawe.org |
Cwmtawe Community School (in Welsh: Ysgol Gymunedol Cwmtawe) Formerly known as Pontardawe Technical School and Cwmtawe Comprehensive School, is a modern English-medium education comprehensive school in Pontardawe, South Wales.
The school moved to newly built premises in 1996. Its old building was used by the local Welsh-language primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontardawe (YGGP), until it was demolished in 2010. Cwmtawe recently won an award for
Cwmtawe has very good Key Stage 3 and GCSE results exceeding the targets set in Wales's national standards.[2] In 2000, it was in 113th place in Wales for GCSE passes (based on 5 GCSEs, grades A*-C). Since then, examination results have improved dramatically; according to the latest inspection report by Estyn, the school has a GCSE pass rate of 73%, putting it in 12th place and within the top 10% of all schools in Wales.
Feeder primary schools
The feeder primary schools for Cwmtawe are:
- Alltwen Primary School
- Godre'r Graig Primary School
- Llangiwg Primary School
- Rhos Primary School
- Rhydyfro Primary School
- Tairgwaith Primary School
Notable former pupils
- Bleddyn Bowen, rugby union player[3]
- Aled Brew, rugby union player[3]
- Loren Dykes, football player[4]
- Gareth Edwards, rugby union player[3]
- James Griffiths, rugby union player[3]
- Robert Jones, rugby union player[3]
- Sir Clive Lewis, Court of Appeal Judge
- Elgan Rees, rugby union player[3]
- Arwel Thomas, rugby union player[3]
- Justin Tipuric, rugby union player
- Lewy Williams, professional darts player[5]
- Joe Hawkins, rugby union player
External links
References
- ^ "What are the benefits of Eco-Schools?". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008.
- ^ 2000 Wales GCSE & GNVQ League Tables
- ^ a b c d e f g "Extra Curricular". Cwmtawe Community School. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Wales too good for Bulgarians". This is South Wales.
- ^ "Pontardawe People: Lewy Williams". South Wales Media.