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Cowbridge Comprehensive School 
Established 1974 (Original Grammar School 1608 and Girls High School 1896) Type Co-educational secondary comprehensive Location Cowbridge
Vale of Glamorgan
WalesLocal authority Vale of Glamorgan Ages 11–18 Website cowbridgecomprehensiveschool.co.uk Cowbridge Comprehensive School is a secondary school in the town of Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, near Cardiff, Wales.
The school has approximately 1,300 pupils, 1,000 of whom are in the secondary years and 300 in the sixth-form years studying for Welsh Baccalaureate, AS-Level and A-Levels.
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Location
The School is in the north-eastern outskirts of Cowbridge, in semi-rural location. Originally, the Sixth Form (Year 12-13) was near the Middle School, based in the former Girls High School building, nearer to the town, and the Lower School (Years 7 and 8) was in the south-west of the town, near the town centre. However, after the redevelopment of the school, all the site's were moved onto the main site.
Performance
In 2008-09, 99.5% of students obtained A* to G grades in 5 or more GCSE exams. 91.6% obtained at least 5 A* to C grades. In the same year, 99.8% of A-Level students obtained an A-E grade and 87.8% obtained A to C.[1]
Redevelopment
The middle school site was under redevelopment since early 2009 in order to bring all sites onto one campus. The development was estimated to have cost £21.5 million. The redevelopment included the complete construction of a new main building and the refurbishment of several existing buildings. In addition to this, a multitude of sports facilities were constructed. Several of these new facilities are now available for bookings out of school hours to the public.[2]
The newly developed site opened up to pupils for the first time in September 2010, and photos of the school are available on the website.
References
- ^ http://cowbridgehs.lea.valeofglamorgan.sch.uk/prospectus-exam.html
- ^ http://cowbridgehs.lea.valeofglamorgan.sch.uk/facilities.htm
External links
Categories:- Schools in the Vale of Glamorgan
- Secondary schools in Wales
- Cowbridge
- Wales school stubs
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