Pontypridd High School

Pontypridd High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Pontypridd) (formerly known as Coedylan Comprehensive) is an English-medium comprehensive school in the village of Cilfynydd near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.^[1]

Pontypridd High School
Address
Albion Community Campus Cilfynydd, Pontypridd , Glamorgan , CF37 4SF Wales
Coordinates	51°37′27″N 3°19′18″W
Information
Motto	Ymdrech A Lwydda (Success through Effort)
Local authority	Rhondda Cynon Taff
Head Teacher	Huw Cripps
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11+
Former name	Coedylan Comprehensive School / Pontypridd County Grammar School
Website	http://www.pontypriddhighschool.co.uk

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, which had been established in 1895 as a co-educational school, and later became a single-sex school.

Comprehensive

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

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Pontypridd High School

Pontypridd County Grammar School

• Desmond Brayley, Baron Brayley
• Sir Ivor Broom, station commander of RAF Brüggen from 1962–64, AOC of No. 11 Group RAF from 1970–72, and controller from 1974-77 of National Air Traffic Services (NATS)^[2]
• Anthony Crockett, Bishop of Bangor from 2004–08^[3]
• Glyn Davies, rugby player
• Sir Trevor Evans, journalist^[4]
• Bernard Hedges, professional cricketer with Glamorgan CCC, 1950-1967
• John Hopkins, fellow of Downing College Cambridge, 1961-2004, and university lecturer in law; afterwards emeritus fellow^{[citation needed]}
• Maldwyn James, rugby player
• Brynmor John, Labour MP from 1970-88 for Pontypridd^[5]
• David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones, 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- ).^[6]
• Geraint Stanley Jones, broadcaster, chief executive from 1989-94 of S4C, Controller from 1981-85 of BBC Wales^{[citation needed]}
• David Kelly, biological weapons expert^[7]
• Paul Lewis (lawyer) K.C. (Barrister; former Leader of the Wales and Chester Circuit.)^{[citation needed]}
• Gareth Owen, vice-chancellor from 1985-87 of the University of Wales, and principal from 1979-89 of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth^{[citation needed]}
• Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891-1918), composer, pianist and mezzo-soprano^[8]
• Gareth Payne, rugby player
• Alun Richards, author^{[citation needed]}
• Tudor Rickards, academic
• Sir Tasker Watkins, VC, former High Court judge (1971-1980), Lord Justice of Appeal (1980-1993) and deputy Lord Chief Justice (1988-1993). President of the Welsh Rugby Union, 1993-2004^[9]
• Alun Williams, radio presenter
• Gareth Wood (1950-2023), composer and double-bassist^[10]

Coedylan Comprehensive School And Pontypridd High School

• Kevin Courtney, former physics teacher, and General Secretary from 2016-2017 of the NUT
• Ash Morgan, singer^[11]
• Kimberley Nixon, actress
• Ceri Sweeney, Welsh rugby union international (1991-1998)
• Martyn Williams, Welsh rugby union international (1987-1994)
• Cory Hill, Welsh rugby union international and British and Irish Lions, 2016–present
• Jarrod Evans, Wales rugby union international, 2019–Present