Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen Explained

Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen
County:Bridgend County Borough
Postcode:CF32 9EL
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.5467°N -3.587°W
Schooltype:Secondary School
Opened:September 1984
Local Authority:Bridgend County Borough
Head:Olivia Wellington [1]
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Ratio:16.8
Medium:English medium
Website:http://ccyd.org.uk/
Town:Ynysawdre
Head Label:Headteacher
Enrolment:1368 [2]

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Headteacher's Welcome. Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen. 30 September 2021.
  2. http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk/school.htm?estab=6724086&iaith=eng "My Local Schools Wales "
  3. David Higgs. "COLEG CYMUNEDOL Y DDERWEN". walesonline.
  4. Web site: BREEAM: Coleg Cymunedol y Dderwen, Bridgend . 2014-10-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029162603/http://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=585 . 2014-10-29 .
  5. AbBolter. "Pupils issued with free iPad Mini tablets in Welsh first". walesonline.
  6. Web site: Wales Online. 19 June 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024235228/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/coleg-cymunedol-y-dderwen-7540627 . 24 October 2019 .