St Cenydd Comprehensive School

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St. Cenydd School
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St Cenydd Comprehensive School
St. Cenydd School Road

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CF83 2RP

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TypeCommunity School
Motto'Aspire & Achieve'
Local authority Caerphilly
Chair of GovernorsRobert Forester
HeadteacherRebecca Collins
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
Website www.stcenyddcommunityschool.co.uk/home

St. Cenydd School is located in Caerphilly, South Wales. Situated in extensive grounds, with panoramic views of the semi-rural Caerphilly basin, St. Cenydd is a popular, mixed, 11-18 community school of over 1,100 pupils.

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Sporting honours

St Cenydd Year 11 Rugby squad won the Caerphilly county rugby cup in the 2014–2015 season by defeating local rivals St Martin's comprehensive. It was a hotly contested match with St Cenydd holding onto their lead to win the cup.

George Gasson a former pupil at St Cenydd, is now playing rugby at a high level. He has even been selected in the U-18s and U-20s squad for wales. He currently plays for Newport Gwent Dragons.

Thomas Payne completed a 5 km run in under 30 minutes on his park run debut.

Facilities

St. Cenydd is the designated centre for hearing impaired, physically disabled, and speech and language pupils within the area, with facilities for both special-needs and able-bodied students.

Notable teachers

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