Pontypridd High School Explained

Pontypridd High School (cy|Ysgol Uwchradd Pontypridd) (formerly known as Coedylan Comprehensive) is an English-medium comprehensive school in the village of Cilfynydd near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.^[1]

Admissions

It is for ages 11–18. It is on the west side of the A470.

History

Grammar school

It was known as Pontypridd County Grammar School, a boys' grammar school, which had been established in 1895 as a co-educational school, and later became a single-sex school.

Comprehensive

When becoming comprehensive, it was known as Coedylan Comprehensive School.

Notable former pupils

Pontypridd County Grammar School

• [(Desmond Mapps (1955-1962) Professor and inventor, University of Plymouth. SONY Professor, SONY Research Center, Yokohama, Japan)]
• Desmond Brayley, Baron Brayley
• Sir Ivor Broom, station commander of RAF Brüggen from 1962–64, AOC of No. 11 Group RAF from 1970–72, and controller from 1974-77 of National Air Traffic Services (NATS)^[2]
• Anthony Crockett, Bishop of Bangor from 2004–08^[3]
• Glyn Davies, rugby player
• Sir Trevor Evans, journalist^[4]
• Bernard Hedges, professional cricketer with Glamorgan CCC, 1950-1967
• John Hopkins, fellow of Downing College Cambridge, 1961-2004, and university lecturer in law; afterwards emeritus fellow
• Maldwyn James, rugby player
• Brynmor John, Labour MP from 1970-88 for Pontypridd^[5]
• David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones, judge of the High Court (QBD) (2005–12), Lord Justice of Appeal (2012-2017), and first justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to come from Wales (2017-2022) and (2022-).^[6]
• Geraint Stanley Jones, broadcaster, chief executive from 1989-94 of S4C, Controller from 1981-85 of BBC Wales
• David Kelly, biological weapons expert^[7]
• Paul Lewis (lawyer) K.C. (Barrister; former Leader of the Wales and Chester Circuit.)
• Gareth Owen, vice-chancellor from 1985-87 of the University of Wales, and principal from 1979-89 of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
• Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891-1918), composer, pianist and mezzo-soprano^[8]
• Gareth Payne, rugby player
• Alun Richards, author
• Tudor Rickards, academic
• Sir Tasker Watkins, former High Court judge (1971-1980), Lord Justice of Appeal (1980-1993) and deputy Lord Chief Justice (1988-1993). President of the Welsh Rugby Union, 1993-2004^[9]
• Alun Williams, radio presenter
• Gareth Wood (1950-2023), composer and double-bassist^[10]

Coedylan Comprehensive School And Pontypridd High School

• Kevin Courtney, former physics teacher, and General Secretary from 2016-2017 of the NUT
• Ash Morgan, singer^[11]
• Kimberley Nixon, actress
• Ceri Sweeney, Welsh rugby union international (1991-1998)
• Martyn Williams, Welsh rugby union international (1987-1994)
• Cory Hill, Welsh rugby union international and British and Irish Lions, 2016–present
• Jarrod Evans, Wales rugby union international, 2019–Present

External links

• Pontypridd High School

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . Pontypriddhighschool.co.uk . 2015-05-01.
2. Web site: Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom . Telegraph.co.uk . 2015-05-01.
3. Web site: CROCKETT, Rt Rev. (Phillip) Anthony. Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 23 February 2017. April 2014.
4. Web site: Evans, Sir Trevor Maldwyn . ODNB . 20 April 2020.
5. Jones. John Graham . John, Brynmor . s6-JOHN-THO-1934?&query=brynmor%20john&searchType=nameSearch&lang[]=en&sort=sort_name&order=asc&rows=12&page=1 . 2009.
6. Web site: The Supreme Court – Biographies of the Justices. www.supremecourt.uk. en. 2021-08-26.
7. Book: Lewis, Robert. Dark Actors: The Life and Death of David Kelly. 2013. Simon and Schuster. London. 978-0-85720-919-1. 27-28.
8. Davies . Evan Thomas . Evan Thomas Davies (musician) . Owen, Morfydd Llwyn . s-OWEN-LLW-1891 . 1959.
9. Williams . John Griffith Williams . Watkins, Sir Tasker . https://biography.wales/article/s11-WATK-TAS-1918 . 2007.
10. Web site: Composer Gareth Wood. Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Service – Digital Archive. 14 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231113170817/https://archive.rctcbc.gov.uk/view-item?i=10295&WINID=1699895297108. 13 November 2023 .
11. Web site: BBC One - The Voice UK, Series 2 - Ash Morgan . Bbc.co.uk . 2015-05-01.