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Brynteg Comprehensive School, Bridgend

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Brynteg Comprehensive School details

Address:

Brynteg Comprehensive School
Ewenny Road, Bridgend, Bridgend CF31 3ER

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Exam data

Authority:

Bridgend

Type:

Community

Admissions:

Comprehensive

Gender of entry:

Mixed

Age range:

11-18

Number of students:

2,065

Gender of sixth form:

Mixed

Last inspection:

November 2003. Read the full inspection report.

General information

Background: Brynteg Comprehensive School is situated in Bridgend, near the Heritage Coastline and with easy access to Cardiff and Swansea. It has a long tradition of education in the area, starting in 1896 and becoming a mixed comprehensive school in 1971 with over 2000 pupils, it has become one of the largest schools in the Wales. The school sets in extensive and pleasant grounds 25-acres. The main buildings are on the site of the original Brynteg House and date from the 1930s. Over the last decade four new teaching blocks and a sports hall have been constructed. Brynteg has an outstanding sporting reputation at local and national level. A wide range of extra-curricular activities are offered at the school are football, netball, rugby, choir and tennis. A variety of opportunities are available at lunchtime and after-school to enhance the learning of pupils. The ethos of the school is based on mutual respect and pupils are friendly, courteous and to a notable extent, self-disciplined. They are proud and supportive of their school.

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