St Cenydd Comprehensive School
# St Cenydd Comprehensive School

51°34′52″N 3°14′24″W﻿ / ﻿51.581°N 3.240°W﻿ / 51.581; -3.240 St. Cenydd School is located in Caerphilly, South Wales. Situated in extensive grounds, with panoramic views of the semi-rural Caerphilly basin, St. Cenydd is a popular, mixed, 11-18 community school of over 1,100 pupils.

## Sporting Honours

St Cenydd Year 11 Rugby squad won the Caerphilly county rugby cup in the 2014 - 2015 season by defeating local rivals St Martin's comprehensive. It was a hotly contested match with St Cenydd holding onto their lead to win the cup.

George Gasson a former pupil at St Cenydd, is now playing rugby at a high level. He has even been selected in the U-18s and U-20s squad for wales. He currently plays for Newport Gwent Dragons.

Thomas Payne completed a 5 km run in under 30 minutes on his park run debut.

## Facilities

St. Cenydd is the designated centre for hearing impaired, physically disabled, and speech and language pupils within the area, with facilities for both special-needs and able-bodied students.

## Notable teachers

* Steve Fenwick, a former Welsh rugby union player, was a teacher here in the 1970s and 80s
* Vikki Howells, a Member of the Senedd, was a history teacher here prior to her election in 2016
* Martin Williams was a history teacher who won the Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School award for the Welsh region in 2002
