Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School

Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School is an 11–18 mixed, English-medium, community secondary school and sixth form in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. As of March 2023, it had 1319 on roll which included 185 in the sixth form.^[4]

Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School
Address
Penycoedcae Road Beddau , Rhondda Cynon Taf , CF38 2AE Wales
Coordinates	51.55953°N 3.35963°W / 51.55953; -3.35963
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	Nurturing Success
Local authority	Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Department for Education URN	401806 Tables
Headteacher	Debra Baldock[1]
Teaching staff	62.3 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Gender	Mixed
Age range	11–18
Enrolment	1,126 (2018)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	18.1[2]
Language	English[2]
Publication	Bryn This Week[3]
Website	www.bryncelynnog.org.uk

History

Built as the Beddau Girls School and dated 1928. One of a series of schools with similarities in style by the Glamorgan County Architect, D Pugh Jones. This example is relatively small for a secondary school, perhaps because it was for girls only. Shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1948 with the same E-shaped plan as today. A dotted line is shown across the rear, perhaps representing a fence which would have bounded a courtyard. It is possible that a rear range was planned but not built.

Notable alumni

• Ellis Jenkins, rugby union player
• Gethin Jenkins, rugby union player
• Neil Jenkins, rugby union player and coach
• Adrian Lewis Morgan, actor
• Kelly Morgan, badminton player
• Michael Owen, rugby union player
• David Roberts, swimmer
• Joel James, Welsh politician

Notable staff

• Paul John, former PE teacher