- Cwrt Sart Comprehensive School
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Cwrt Sart Community Comprehensive School Motto Cyflwyni trwy Gredu
("Achieving through believing")Established 1900s Type Comprehensive School Head Master Mr. Alan Rowlands Location Old Road, Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry
Neath Port Talbot
SA11 2ET
Wales
Staff 60 (approx.) Students 530 (approx.) Ages 11–16 Houses Ty Coch, Ty Melyn, Ty Porfor, Ty Gwyrdd Colours Blue, Green, White Website cwrtsartcomp.co.uk Coordinates: 51°29′30″N 0°36′34″W / 51.491667°N 0.609444°W
Cwrt Sart Community Comprehensive is a school located in Briton Ferry, Neath, Wales. It is one of the many schools in Neath Port Talbot.Contents
Carreg Hir
The Carreg Hir ('long stone') is 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) high, 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) wide and about 2 ft (0.6 m) thick. The stone was re-erected into a concrete plinth in modern times, though it is believed to be in its original location. Archaeologists think that it may once have stood upon a mound, overlooking the River Neath. There is a published 1848 reference to this stone in which it says that "there is a charm, not yet discovered, which can compel [the stone] to speak, and for once to reveal the secret of its history: but that having once spoken it will be silent forever." Another legend says that there is an underground passage leading between the stone and Neath Abbey some 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the North; the stone is said to be aligned upon it.
Renaming the School
In 2008, the name of Cwrt Sart Comprehensive School was officially changed to Cwrt Sart Community Comprehensive School. This was carried out under the headmaster Huw Lloyd, in an attempt to incorporate the Briton Ferry community in the school. Earlier, in late 2007 / earlier 2008, the school motto was changed from Man's wealth is his ability to Cyflwyni trwy gredu or Achieving through believing. This was a modernisation, as the old motto was viewed as sexist, and focused on older idealisms.
Website
The Cwrt Sart website has not remained updated for several years, so reliable, recent, exam results etc. cannot be defined. Cwrt Sart has a new website which at this time is not complete.
References
Categories:- Schools in Neath Port Talbot
- Wales school stubs
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