Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen

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Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen
Location
Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen
Ynysawdre
,
Bridgend County Borough
,
CF32 9EL

Wales
Coordinates 51°32′48″N3°35′13″W / 51.5466690°N 3.5870030°W / 51.5466690; -3.5870030
Information
School type Secondary School
MottoUse It Lose It
OpenedSeptember 1984
Local authority Bridgend County Borough
HeadteacherTracey Wellington [1]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 19
Enrolment1368 [2]
Student to teacher ratio16.8 [2]
LanguageEnglish medium [2]
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. [3] 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. [4]

The school was the first in Wales to issue all of its students with an iPad Mini [5] as educational tools, designed to inspire creativity and aid hands on learning.

Estyn has given Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen an overall performance rating of Unsatisfactory. [6]

For 2017, Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen was placed in the Amber support category by the Welsh Government. [6]

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References

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