Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen

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Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen
Location
Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen
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CF32 9EL

Coordinates 51°32′48″N3°35′13″W / 51.5466690°N 3.5870030°W / 51.5466690; -3.5870030
Information
School type Secondary School
MottoMighty Oaks From Little Acorns Grow [1]
OpenedSeptember 2013 [1]
Local authority Bridgend County Borough
HeadteacherTracey Wellington [2]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 19
Enrolment1291 [3]
Student to teacher ratio17.2 [3]
LanguageEnglish medium [3]
Website http://ccyd.org.uk/

Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen is a large English-medium comprehensive school serving the Garw and Ogmore valleys. The school was formed as a result of a merger of Ogmore Comprehensive School and Ynysawdre Comprehensive School in 2011. [4] The school initially operated as a split site school, with students being taught on the campus of both of the previous schools, but in 2013 the school moved to its new building located next to the old Ynysawdre site.

The new building, designed by Scott Brownrigg and constructed by Leadbitter won the BREEAM Outstanding award in 2013. [5]

The school was the first in Wales to issue all of its students with an iPad Mini [6] as educational tools, designed to inspire creativity and aid hands on learning.

For 2017, Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen was placed in the Amber support category by the Welsh Government. [7]

In May 2025, Estyn judged that the school had made sufficient progress in addressing the recommendations from the Section 28 inspection in October 2023. The school has been removed from the list of schools requiring Estyn review. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Our School". Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. "Headteacher's Welcome". Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "My Local Schools Wales ".
  4. David Higgs. "COLEG CYMUNEDOL Y DDERWEN". walesonline.
  5. "BREEAM: Coleg Cymunedol y Dderwen, Bridgend". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. AbBolter. "Pupils issued with free iPad Mini tablets in Welsh first". walesonline.
  7. "Wales Online". 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  8. "Latest inspection reports". Estyn. Retrieved 2 September 2025.