Cefn Saeson (Ysgol Gyfun Cefn Saeson) is a mixed, English-medium comprehensive school in the Cimla suburb of Neath, Wales. The school serves 11 to 16-year-olds living in Cimla, Tonna, Tonmawr,

Pontrhydyfen Pontrhydyfen (or Pont-rhyd-y-fen) is a small village in the Afan Valley, in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales (). The village sits at the confluence of the River Afan and the smaller Afon Pelenna, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of the l ...

and parts of Neath. The school is located on Afan Valley Road. A new school was built in 2021 on the football field of the existing school dating from the early 1970's and now demolished. 'Cefn' can have a meaning in English of mountain ridge and 'Saeson' means Englishman. The school motto is 'Bid Ben, Bid Bont' ('To be a leader, one must be a bridge')

Teaching awards

Former headmaster, Alun Griffiths, received the 2005 award for Headteacher of the Year in the Welsh division of the Teaching Awards. Former deputy headmaster, Peter Jones, has recently won the Tedd Wragg Lifetime Achievement Award, given at a large gala in central London by

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and broadcast on BBC2.Rachel Williams
'Teaching Awards Honour Unusual Approaches and Remarkable Individuals'
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Notable alumni

Thomas Haffield Thomas Paul Haffield (born 28 January 1988) is a former Welsh competitive swimmer who was best known for his participating in individual medley Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles—backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, a ...

(born 1998), Olympic swimmer * Sian James (born 1959), MP for Swansea East

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