Ysgol Bro Gwaun

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Ysgol Bro Gwaun
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Address
Ysgol Bro Gwaun
Heol Dyfed

Fishguard
,
Pembrokeshire
,
SA65 9DT

Wales
Information
TypeComprehensive school
Motto Welsh: Angori doeth, dyfodol disglair
(Anchor wise, bright future)
Head teacherPaul Edwards
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 17
Enrolment498 [1]
Website https://ysgolbrogwaun.com/

Ysgol Bro Gwaun (formerly Fishguard County Secondary School) is a secondary comprehensive school in the town of Fishguard in north Pembrokeshire. It is a predominantly English-medium school with significant use of Welsh, [2] and has a catchment area covering the towns of Fishguard and Goodwick, the villages of Scleddau, Letterston and Newport and the surrounding areas including the Gwaun valley.

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The school was built in the 1960s because the old building (now demolished for Ysgol Glannau Gwaun) was too small. It was designed, like Sir Thomas Picton School, to be a cold war hospital in case of war.

The school typically has around 500 pupils and 50 members of teaching staff.

School Redevelopment

In November 2017, a £10.9 million extension (funded jointly by the Welsh Government and Pembrokeshire County Council as part of the 21st Century Schools Programme) was officially opened. [3] The extension - which involved the demolition of a significant amount of the previous building - provides new classrooms, designated provision for bilingual Special Educational Needs and new community facilities. [4]

Academic Performance

From 2011 to 2016, the school saw a large increase in the percentage of students obtaining at least 5 GCSE A*-C grades - rising from 62.4% in 2011 to 90.4% in 2016, [5] thus significantly outperforming the England and Wales average of 66.6% (2016). [6]

The school's Science results are exceptionally strong with more than 95% of students obtaining at least a C grade pass at GCSE, [5] far exceeding the Welsh national average of 75.6%. [7]

The school's most recent monitoring report from Estyn (the Welsh Education Inspectorate) in October 2016 stated the school was showing "strong progress", making "significant improvements" across the board. [8]

Competitions and Olympiads

The school regularly fields a team in the national Biology Challenge and British Biology Olympiad (both organised by the Institute of Biology), and has won at least one Gold award on an annual basis. [9] [10] [11]

In 2014, Science teacher Robert Woodman won the 'Teachers of Physics' award by the Institute of Physics, an annual award covering the whole of the UK. [12]

Notable former pupils

Notable former staff

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References

  1. ↑ "Fishguard/Bro Gwaun Cluster of School". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ysgol Bro Gwaun". Welsh Government: My Local School. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Merit shield winners, governors and guests take a first look at the new Ysgol Bro Gwaun, Fishguard". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Fishguard: Ceremony held for Ysgol Bro Gwaun extension". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Ysgol Bro Gwaun". Welsh Government: My Local Schools. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "A*-C grades in dramatic decline as GCSE results are published". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Examination Results of Wales 2016-2017" (PDF). Welsh Government: Statistics and Research. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Estyn Monitoring Report October 2016" (PDF). Welsh Government: Estyn. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ysgol Bro Gwaun's Biology Brilliance". The County Echo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ysgol Bro Gwaun Pupils Enjoy Science Success". The Western Telegraph. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Pupils take part in Biology Challenge". The Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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