Established 1998 Location Cardiff
CF5 3PZ
Wales Ages 11–18 Phone +44 29 2040 5499 Number of students 1,002 (2013) | Type State School Gender Both Houses Elai, Taf and Rhymni Head Master John Hayes Founded 1998 | |
Address Pentrebane Rd, Cardiff CF5 3PZ, UK Motto 'Gwinllan a roddwyd i ni'; (A vineyard has been given to us) Similar Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg, Cardiff High School, Radyr Compreh School, Whitchurch High School, Fitzalan High Schools Profiles | ||
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Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr is a Welsh-medium comprehensive secondary school in Cardiff. It opened in September 1998 as the second school of its kind in Cardiff. Its buildings had formerly belonged to Waterhall Secondary Modern School and more recently formed Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf's Lower School. The current headteacher is John Hayes.
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Catchment area and demography
The school serves a wide area of western Cardiff that includes Culverhouse Cross, Ely, Caerau, Grangetown, Butetown, Riverside (including Pontcanna), Canton, Fairwater (including Pentrebane), Llandaff, Radyr, Creigiau, Pentyrch, and Gwaelod-y-Garth.
In 2010 it was noted that 75% of the pupils come from homes where English is the predominant language, with 22% coming from homes whose main language was Welsh. In 2013 9% of the pupils were recorded as having an ethnic background other than 'White-British'.
Notable former pupils
Teaching awards
Two of the school's teachers have been awarded Teaching Awards. Mrs Meinir Rees became the Wales SEN Teacher of the Year in 2005, and later that year became the UK SEN Teacher of the Year. The following year, Mr Geraint Rees became the Wales Secondary Headteacher of the Year and was runner up for the UK version of the Award.