# Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni — Caerphilly, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Primary
- **Parent rating:** 1.6/5 from 6 published reviews
- **Students:** 1800
- **Founded:** 1981
- **Principal:** Matthew Webb

## Contact

- **Address:** Heol Gelli Haf, Fleur De Lys, Blackwood
- **Phone:** +44 1443 875227
- **Website:** https://cwmrhymni.com/en_gb/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/caerphilly/ysgol-gyfun-cwm-rhymni-25742

## About

Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni is a Welsh-medium comprehensive secondary school located in Fleur-de-Lys, Blackwood, Caerphilly. Founded in 1981 with just over 100 pupils, it has grown to approximately 1800 students across two campuses: Gellihaf near Blackwood and Y Gwyndy in Caerphilly. The school serves a wide catchment area in the Rhymney Valley and is the only Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the Caerphilly borough. It offers education for students aged 11 to 18, with a strong emphasis on Welsh language and culture, and a curriculum that includes A/AS level and vocational courses. The school is known for its high standards of achievement and teaching, receiving excellent inspection reports from Estyn. Facilities include modern buildings with specialized teaching blocks, supporting a broad range of academic and extracurricular activities, including notable success in sports and cultural events such as the Urdd Eisteddfod.

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Worst school ever: Bullying problems, teachers don't adder if you have a plan in place die to disobility *(Jan 2024)*
- **1/5** — Sexual harassment.: Me and 2 of my friends had a terrible experience there. Personally I was being sexually harassed on a daily basis and teachers were oblivious to students behaviour. When i opened out to staff they promised help but little was done. So I decided to change schools. Now that I've been gone I'm being told by my friend that the situation is bad and they is still being bullied. Also another one of my friends changed schools due to a similar thing happening. My cousin yet again had a bad experience, I … *(May 2023)*
- **1/5** — Bad don't go there: Don't care abt you and teachers are nice until after the 1st week *(Apr 2023)*
- **1/5** — Worst 5 years of my life: Bully problem staff don't care and if you haven't a disability get ready for them not to listen about it *(Feb 2023)*
- **4/5** — Great although biased: The school presents us with a plethora of opportunities but from the perspective of an average student as in not good at sport or straight As, I do feel like they forget about us, they’re brilliant with helping out the top set and smart kids and every teacher loves the kids that are good at sport but we tend to miss out on a lot. *(Aug 2022)*
- **5/5** — school: it is amazing like you get the best school experience here *(May 2021)*

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