Pontypridd High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Pontypridd) (formerly known as Coedylan Comprehensive) is an English-medium comprehensive school in the village of Cilfynydd near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
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Admissions
It is for ages 11–18. It is on the west side of the A470.
History
Grammar school
It was known as Pontypridd County Grammar School, a boys' grammar school, which had been established in 1895 as a co-educational school, and later became a single-sex school.
Comprehensive
When becoming comprehensive, it was known as Coedylan Comprehensive School.
Notable former pupils
Pontypridd County Grammar School
Desmond Brayley, Baron Brayley
Sir Ivor Broom, station commander of RAF Brüggen from 1962–64, AOC of No. 11 Group RAF from 1970–72, and controller from 1974-77 of National Air Traffic Services (NATS)
Anthony Crockett, Bishop of Bangor from 2004–08
Glyn Davies, rugby player
Sir Trevor Evans, journalist
Bernard Hedges, professional cricketer with Glamorgan CCC, 1950-1967
John Hopkins, fellow of Downing College Cambridge, 1961-2004, and university lecturer in law; afterwards emeritus fellow
Maldwyn James, rugby player
Brynmor John, Labour MP from 1970-88 for Pontypridd
David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones, judge of the High Court (QBD) (2005–12), Lord Justice of Appeal (2012-2017), and first justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to come from Wales (2017-2022) and (2022- ).
Geraint Stanley Jones, broadcaster, chief executive from 1989-94 of S4C, Controller from 1981-85 of BBC Wales
David Kelly, biological weapons expert
Paul Lewis (lawyer) K.C. (Barrister; former Leader of the Wales and Chester Circuit.)
Gareth Owen, vice-chancellor from 1985-87 of the University of Wales, and principal from 1979-89 of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
Coedylan Comprehensive School And Pontypridd High School
Kevin Courtney, former physics teacher, and General Secretary from 2016-2017 of the NUT
Ash Morgan, singer
Kimberley Nixon, actress
Ceri Sweeney, Welsh rugby union international (1991-1998)
Martyn Williams, Welsh rugby union international (1987-1994)
Cory Hill, Welsh rugby union international and British and Irish Lions, 2016–present
Jarrod Evans, Wales rugby union international, 2019–Present