Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School
Pencoedtre High School, formerly called the Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School, is in Merthyr Dyfan on the outskirts of the town of Barry near Cardiff in Wales. It was opened as Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School in 1971, an 11-19 girls' comprehensive school for approximately 1,300 pupils. In 2018 the school became mixed-sex and was renamed Pencoedtre High School. It shares a mixed-sex joint 6th form with Barry Comprehensive School, formerly a boys' school, since 2018 co-educational under the name 'Whitmore High School'.
| Pencoedtre High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Merthyr Dyfan Road , South Glamorgan , (ceremonial county) CF62 9YQ Wales | |
| Coordinates | 51°25′29″N 3°16′03″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Motto | Learning for Life |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Multi |
| Established | 1973 |
| Local authority | The Vale of Glamorgan |
| Executive headteacher | Vince Brown |
| Headteacher | Lee Humphreys |
| Gender | Co-educational since 2018 Joint co-educational 6th form with Barry Comprehensive School |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | c. 1300 |
| Colour(s) | Black and gold |
| Website | https://www.pencoedtrehigh.org.uk/ |
The school's catchment area is the Vale of Glamorgan, stretching from Rhoose in the west to Wenvoe in the north, and to Ely in west Cardiff, with the town of Barry in the centre.
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