Established 2008 DfE URN 401791 Tables Phone +44 1656 815950 Motto Motivated to Strive | Headteacher Helen Jones Address Bridgend CF34 0LQ, UK Founded 2008 | |
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Location Ffordd Dysgu
Maesteg
Bridgend
CF34 0LQ
Wales Ages 11 (year 7)–19 (year13/14) Houses Raglan, Cennen, Harlech, Pembroke Similar Bryntirion Compreh School, Cynffig Compreh School, Glan Afan Compreh School, Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen, Cymer Afan Compreh | ||
Ysgol Maesteg School is an English language comprehensive school situated in the town of Maesteg in the South Wales Valleys of south-eastern Wales. The former and more commonly used name of the school is Maesteg Comprehensive School, or Ysgol Gyfun Maesteg.
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The school's old site was taken over by the newly established Welsh medium school, Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd, on 3 September 2008.
The school made national headlines in 2010 after a school girl allegedly died due to stress put on from bullying at the school. The school was rated band 2 (one of the higher performing schools in Wales) after being recently upgraded from band 3 as part of the Welsh governments school banding system, with over 55% of its pupils living in the 20% most deprived areas of Wales. 42% of its students achieved 5 A*-C GCSEs including English or Welsh + Maths in 2010.
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