Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School
Community school in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
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Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School is an 11–18 mixed, English-medium, community secondary school and sixth form in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. As of March 2023, it had 1319 on roll which included 185 in the sixth form.[4]
| Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School | |
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Penycoedcae Road , , CF38 2AE Wales | |
| Coordinates | 51.55953°N 3.35963°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Motto | Nurturing Success |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council |
| Department for Education URN | 401806 Tables |
| Head teacher | Debra Baldock[1] |
| Teaching staff | 62.3 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Enrolment | 1,126 (2018)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.1[2] |
| Language | English[2] |
| Publication | Bryn This Week[3] |
| Website | www |
History
Built as the Beddau Girls School and dated 1928. One of a series of schools with similarities in style by the Glamorgan County Architect, D Pugh Jones. This example is relatively small for a secondary school, perhaps because it was for girls only. Shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1948 with the same E-shaped plan as today. A dotted line is shown across the rear, perhaps representing a fence which would have bounded a courtyard. It is possible that a rear range was planned but not built.
Building work
Redevelopment of the school's facilities took place in 2023-24, with a new gym, fitness suite and dance studio.[5][better source needed]
Notable alumni
- Joel James, Welsh politician
- Ellis Jenkins, rugby union player
- Gethin Jenkins, rugby union player
- Neil Jenkins, rugby union player and coach
- Adrian Lewis Morgan, actor
- Kelly Morgan, badminton player
- Michael Owen, rugby union player
- David Roberts, swimmer
Notable staff
- Paul John, former PE teacher
