Caerleon Comprehensive School
| Caerleon Comprehensive School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Cold Bath Road, Caerleon, Newport, Wales | |
| Information | |
| Founded | 1952 (assumed) |
| School district | City of Newport |
| LEA | Newport |
| Head teacher | Mrs L Picton BA (hons.), MA(Ed.), NPQH |
| Staff | 170 |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Enrollment | 1,671 |
| Slogan | Perseverance |
| Website | http://www.caerleoncomprehensive.net/ |
Caerleon Comprehensive School (Welsh: Ysgol Gyfun Caerllion) is a state-run school situated in Caerleon on the outskirts of Newport, South Wales.[1]
Identity
There are around 1600 pupils on roll, including around 400 Key Stage 5 students studying at the sixth form. All pupils are required to wear a uniform, including grey trousers or a knee-length skirt, a navy blue jumper, a navy blue blazer, a sky blue shirt and a maroon tie for boys or a pin badge girls.[2] Sixth formers are distinguished through white shirts and full, maroon ties.[3]
The school crest comprises a Roman eagle above the emblem of a fortress, a reference to Caerleon's Isca Augusta Roman fortress). This is underscored by the school's motto, 'Perseverance' as of September 2011, brought in along with an altered timetable to accommodate students studying sciences at the school but travelling from Newport.
At the point of last count the school accommodates 1,671 pupils,[4] above the maximum capacity of 1,489.[5]
Location
The school's catchment area covers primary schools in Caerleon and Ponthir, along with Langstone Primary School, Usk Junior School and some students from central Newport schools.[6]
Academics
According to a 2011 Estyn inspection, all students leaving at Key Stage 4 left with a recognized qualification.[7] Department for Education performance tables[8] reveal Caerleon Comprehensive's success record, with an average of 95% of pupils who took their GCSEs between 1998-2000 achieving five or more A to G grades, and 72% achieving five or more grades at A to C.[9]
Notable former pupils
- Nigel Vaughan, Wales international footballer
- Nick Walne, Wales international rugby union player
- Ashley Smith and Rhys Jenkins, Newport Gwent Dragons rugby union players
- Greg Pritchard, countertenor and contestant and semi-finalist in the 2009 series of Britain's Got Talent.[10]
- Steve Lowndes, Wales international footballer, former teacher
- Rachel Rice, 2008 Big Brother winner. She also undertook teacher-training at the school, during the spring of 2008, prior to her appearance.
- Darragh Mortell, actor.
- Tyler Morgan, Wales international rugby union player
References
- ↑ Newport City Council, August 2011
- ↑ Caerleon Comprehensive School, 2012-2013
- ↑ Caerleon Comprehensive School Sixth Form Department, 2012-2013
- ↑ ESTYN, March 2011.
- ↑ South Wales Argus, December 2011.
- ↑ Newport City Council, 2010.
- ↑ ESTYN, March 2011.
- ↑ Department for Education statistics noting national examination success rates.
- ↑ National Assembly for Wales, 2000
- ↑ South Wales Argus Article, May 2009.
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Coordinates: 51°36′36″N 2°57′42″W / 51.6101°N 2.9618°W