Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School

Community school in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

51°33′34″N 3°21′35″W / 51.55953°N 3.35963°W / 51.55953; -3.35963InformationTypeCommunity schoolMottoNurturing SuccessLocal authorityRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilDepartment for Education URN401806 TablesHeadteacherDebra Baldock^[1]Teaching staff62.3 (on an FTE basis)^[2]GenderMixedAge range11–18Enrolment1,126 (2018)^[2]Student to teacher ratio18.1^[2]LanguageEnglish^[2]PublicationBryn This Week^[3]Websitewww.bryncelynnog.org.uk

Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School is an 11–18 mixed, English-medium, community secondary school and sixth form in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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.

Notable alumni

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

David Evans - Maths Teacher

Richard Thomas - Music Teacher

Martin Sallam - PE Teacher

References

^ "Key Staff". Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School". My Local School. Welsh Government. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Newsletter". Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School. Retrieved 11 August 2019.