# Penyrheol Comprehensive School — Swansea, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Primary
- **Parent rating:** 1.3/5 from 12 published reviews
- **Students:** 900
- **Founded:** 1973
- **Principal:** Damian Benney

## Contact

- **Address:** Pontarddulais Road, Gorseinon
- **Phone:** +44 1792 533066
- **Website:** https://penyrheol-comp.net
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/swansea/penyrheol-comprehensive-school-25696

## About

Penyrheol Comprehensive School is a secondary school located on Pontarddulais Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales. Established in 1973, it serves students aged 11 to 16 from the surrounding areas including Penyrheol, Gorseinon, and Loughor. The school experienced significant challenges including two major fires, one in 1976 and another around 2006, which led to rebuilding efforts. In 2009, a new £9.9 million building was opened, featuring modern facilities such as a sprinkler system and enhanced CCTV for safety. The school does not have a sixth form and focuses on providing a comprehensive secondary education with a strong community presence. It has a reputation for resilience and continuous improvement, serving approximately 877 students as of early 2024.

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Don’t go here: My school experience was really tough. I was bullied every day, and it made me feel worthless and alone. The bullying got so bad that I started hurting myself to cope with the pain. Even though I tried to get help, the teachers did nothing. One teacher even grabbed me, but they only got a warning. It felt like no one cared, and everything just got harder to handle. *(Feb 2025)*
- **1/5** — Horrible School: Hello, I am a student in penyrheol comprehensive. I will not give my name but this school sucks. They don’t care about our mental health at all. I keep getting bullied and these teachers say they will sort it out but they don’t! I can’t believe that I have to go to this school. This school is draining my life. I am in year 7 and started in September! And it’s already ruining my life. People are making fun of me because of my last name. And teachers aren’t doing anything? This school is the worst… *(Jan 2025)*
- **1/5** — Please do not send your children to this hell.: This place has destroyed my mental health. I have gone to my head of year multiple times to report sexual assault and I have just been shrugged off each time and been told “boys will be boys”. Please, if you care about your children’s mental stability, do not send them to this school. The only reason I stick around is for the school shows and my friends, and even then, I don’t have many reasons. The way the other students treat you if you’re even slightly different is horrible, I myself am a tra… *(Sep 2024)*
- **1/5** — Bullied by teachers: Everyday I walk into school and because I need the toilet they call my parents send me home and suspend me it's the shittiest school ever *(Jul 2024)*
- **1/5** — abelism and mistreatment: it’s bad tbh, don’t go here the teachers can’t handle situations correctly. im autistic and I was refusing to go to class and my head of year just forced me to go. I walked out of the class and had slt called on me and once they found me I got screamed at which triggered a panic attack and causing me to go semi-verbal. don’t send your children here if you want them to leave school happy. also, if you are currently at this school I’d advise you to stay away from the milkshakes. I drank one and it… *(Jul 2023)*
- **1/5** — it’s shit honestly pls save yourselves: fucking shit don’t go here this school will screw you up mentally and WILL NOT respect your human rights. Toilets are always locked during lesson, they say it’s because of vandalism but the toilets are not vandalised or anything. They shout at you for being at your head of years office during class even if you’re having a panic attack or throwing up. RE teachers need to sort their fucking heads out allowing a child to get sexually assaulted and shouting at him for moving seats. They never let yo… *(May 2023)*
- **1/5** — Dont bring your kids here: the teachers are shit and dont care about the kids just their payday *(May 2023)*
- **5/5** — Good school: The majority of teachers are very nice and the lessons are interesting *(Apr 2022)*
- **1/5** — Don’t go there: Litter constantly all over the place Toilets vandialised often Covid regulations are never inforced Food isn’t very nice most days Teachers are not good at handiling most situations Bullying is a huge issue at this school and is rarely delt with Heads of year and deputy heads never ring back after issues only listen when threatened to go to the educational board. Lessons often disturbed by other pupils and action is rarely taken to stop it *(Jan 2022)*
- **3/5** — Teachers suck: Staff are ******** * *****and don’t handle situations well but yeha it’s alright *(Oct 2021)*

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