Pontypridd High School ( cy, Ysgol Uwchradd Pontypridd) (formerly known as Coedylan Comprehensive) is an English-medium

comprehensive school A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res ...

in the village of Cilfynydd near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

Admissions

It is for ages 11–18. It is on the west side of the A470.

History

Grammar school

It was known as Pontypridd County Grammar School, a boys'

grammar school A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school ...

, which had been established in 1895.

Comprehensive

When becoming comprehensive, it was known as Coedylan Comprehensive School.

Notable former pupils

Pontypridd County Grammar School

* Desmond Brayley, Baron Brayley * Sir

Ivor Broom Air Marshal Sir Ivor Gordon Broom, (2 June 1920 – 24 January 2003) was a senior Royal Air Force commander, and a decorated bomber pilot of the Second World War. Ivor Gordon Broom was born on 2 June 1920 in Cardiff, Wales, to parents Albert a ...

, station commander of

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from 1962–64, AOC of

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from 1970–72, and controller from 1974-77 of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) *

Anthony Crockett Phillip Anthony "Tony" Crockett (23 August 1945 – 30 June 2008) was a Welsh Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Bangor from 2004 until his death from prostate cancer in 2008. Early life and education Crockett was born on 23 August 1945. He ...

, Bishop of Bangor from 2004–08 * Glyn Davies, rugby player * Sir Trevor Evans, journalist *

Bernard Hedges Bernard Hedges (10 November 1927 – 8 February 2014) was a Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan, making his first-class debut in 1950 and playing his last match in 1967. He played 422 first-class matches, all of them for Glamorgan. He pl ...

, professional cricketer with Glamorgan CCC, 1950-1967 * John Hopkins, fellow of Downing College Cambridge, 1961-2004, and university lecturer in law; afterwards emeritus fellow *

Maldwyn James David Maldwyn James (28 June 1913 – 19 July 2003) was a Welsh international rugby union player. Born in Cilfynydd, Glamorgan, he attended Pontypridd Boys Grammar School before working underground as a collier for the Albion Colliery, Cilfynydd. ...

, rugby player *

Brynmor John Brynmor Thomas John (18 April 1934 – 13 December 1988) was a British Labour politician. John was Member of Parliament for Pontypridd in South Wales from 1970 until his death. During the Labour government of 1974 to 1979, he was a junior Defen ...

, Labour MP from 1970-88 for Pontypridd *

David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones, PC, FLSW (born 13 January 1952) is a British judge and legal scholar. He has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since 2017, and has also served as a member of the Court of Appeal ...

, judge of the High Court (QBD) (2005–12), Lord Justice of Appeal (2012-2017), and first justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to come from Wales (2017-2022) and (2022- ). *

Geraint Stanley Jones Geraint Stanley Jones (c. 1936 – 26 August 2015) was a Welsh television executive. From 1981 to 1989, Jones was the Controller of BBC Wales, from which he oversaw the launch of S4C, the Welsh-language public-service television channel, in 198 ...

, broadcaster, chief executive from 1989-94 of

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, Controller from 1981-85 of

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* David Kelly, biological weapons expert * Gareth Owen, vice-chancellor from 1985-87 of the University of Wales, and principal from 1979-89 of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth *

Gareth Payne Gareth Webb Payne (8 September 1935 – 2 July 2004) was an international rugby union player. He played club rugby for Pontypridd RFC Pontypridd Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Pontypridd) are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda ...

, rugby player *

Alun Richards Alun Morgun Richards (27 October 1929 – 2 June 2004) was a Welsh novelist, best known for his novel '' Ennal's Point'', about the work of a lifeboat crew in South Wales. Richards was born in King Edward Avenue, Caerphilly. He was educated at ...

, author * Tudor Rickards * Sir Tasker Watkins, former High Court judge (1971-1980), Lord Justice of Appeal (1980-1993) and deputy Lord Chief Justice (1988-1993). President of the

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, 1993-2004 *

Alun Williams David Alun Williams, OBE (26 August 1920 – 30 March 1992) was a Welsh radio presenter who became one of the best known voices on BBC radio when he commentated on events such as the Coronation in 1953 and sports events including rugby, swimmin ...

, radio presenter *

Gareth Wood Gareth Wood (born 22 April 1995) is a British acrobatic gymnast. With partners Connor Bartlett, Daniel Cook and George Wood, Wood achieved silver in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships The 24th World Acrobatic Gymnastics Champi ...

, composer

Coedylan Comprehensive School And Pontypridd High School

Kevin Courtney Kevin Courtney (born 16 August 1959) is a Welsh former school teacher, and the joint (along with Mary Bousted) General Secretary of the National Education Union, the largest teachers' trade union for England and Wales. Early life He was born ...

, former physics teacher, and General Secretary from 2016-2017 of the

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* Ash Morgan, singer * Kimberley Nixon, actress *

Ceri Sweeney Ceri Sweeney (born 21 January 1980 in Glyncoch) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Pontypridd RFC and Wales. Club career In 1998, Sweeney joined Pontypridd RFC from Glyncoch RFC. In 2003, with the introduction of regional ...

, Welsh rugby union international (1991-1998) *

Martyn Williams Martyn Elwyn Williams, (born 1 September 1975) is a former Wales and British & Irish Lions international rugby union player. A flanker, he was Wales' most-capped forward with 100 caps until surpassed by Gethin Jenkins on 30 November 2013. He ...

, Welsh rugby union international (1987-1994) *

Cory Hill Cory Hill (born 10 February 1992) is a Wales international rugby union player. His usual playing positions are blindside flanker and lock forward. A lock forward who can also play at blindside flanker, Hill began his career with Pontypridd RFC a ...

, Welsh rugby union international and British and Irish Lions, 2016–present *

Jarrod Evans Jarrod Evans (born 25 July 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Cardiff Rugby. He has also represented Wales and Wales U20s. Club career Evans played youth rugby for Pontyclun RFC, and made his debut for Pontypridd RFC ...

, Wales rugby union international, 2019–Present

References

External links

Pontypridd High School
{{authority control Secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf Pontypridd