Secondary school in Wales
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St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is a
Roman Catholic
comprehensive
secondary school in
Vale of Glamorgan, Wales .
It is named after the
Welsh
martyr
St. Richard Gwyn . It is co-educational, and educates boys and girls from 11 to 16 years. Pupils wishing to study at
Sixth Form usually attend
St David's Catholic College .
Its feeder schools include St Helen's Primary School,
Barry , and St Joseph's Primary School,
Penarth .
The school was originally named St Cadoc's
[1] until the name was changed in 1987. The school also moved from Coldbrook Road,
Dinas Powys , to Argae Lane, Vale of Glamorgan.
As of 2005, enrolment was 548, a school record, and further growth was projected. Demand for places had exceeded supply in every year since 2000.
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The governing body has around 21 governors, some from the
Archdiocese of Cardiff .
References
External links
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff
Churches
Our Lady and St Michael, Abergavenny
St Alban-on-the-Moors, Cardiff
St Joseph, Cardiff
St Mary of the Angels, Cardiff
St Patrick, Cardiff
St Peter, Cardiff
St Francis Xavier, Hereford
St Mary and St Michael, Llanarth
St Mary, Monmouth
St Michael, Newport
St Patrick, Newport
St Dyfrig, Treforest
St David Lewis and St Francis Xavier, Usk
Patronal Feast of the Diocese
Schools
St Richard Gwyn High School, Barry
Archbishop McGrath High School, Bridgend
Corpus Christi High School, Cardiff
St David's Sixth Form College, Cardiff
St Illtyd's High School, Cardiff
St John's College, Cardiff
St Mary's High School, Lugwardine
Bishop Hedley High School, Merthyr Tydfil
St John's High School, Newport
St Alban's High School, Pontypool
Cardinal Newman School, Rhydyfelin
Mary Immaculate High School, Wenvoe