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| streetaddress = Colcot Road, [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]]
| address = Colcot Road, [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]]
| county = [[Vale of Glamorgan]]
| county = [[Vale of Glamorgan]]
| postcode = CF62 8YU
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| country = [[Wales]]
| country = Wales
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| religion = Christian
| religion = Christian
| headteacher = Mr Hywel Price<ref>{{cite web |title=Tudalen y Pennaeth/The Heads Page {{!}} Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg |url=http://www.ygbm.cymru/tudalen-y-pennaeththe-heads-page/ |website=www.ygbm.cymru |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref>
| headteacher = Rhys Angell Jones<ref>{{cite web |title=Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg - Our Staff |url=https://www.ygbm.co.uk/page/?title=Our+Staff&pid=39 |website=www.ygbm.co.uk |access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>
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| LEA = [[Vale of Glamorgan]]
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| gender = Co-educational
| gender = [[Co-educational]]
| lower_age = 5
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 19
| upper_age = 18
| houses = Cadog, Illtud, Mihangel.
| houses = Cadog, Illtud, Mihangel.
| schooltype = Comprehensive and primary State School
| schooltype = Comprehensive and primary State School
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| motto = Dyro dy law i mi ac fe awn i ben y mynydd<br />(English: Give me your hand and we'll go to the top of the mountain)
| motto = {{lang|cy|Dyro dy law i mi ac fe awn i ben y mynydd}}
| motto_translation = Give me your hand and we'll go to the top of the mountain
| colours = blue and turquoise
| colours = blue and turquoise
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| established = 2000
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'''Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg''' (previously '''Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg''') is a [[Welsh language|Welsh]] medium [[comprehensive school]] in the town of [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]] in the [[Vale of Glamorgan]], on the coast of south [[Wales]]. It is located adjacent to [[Barry Hospital]].
'''Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg''' (previously '''Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg''') is a [[Welsh language|Welsh]] medium [[comprehensive school]] in the town of [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]] in the [[Vale of Glamorgan]], on the coast of south [[Wales]]. It is located adjacent to [[Barry Hospital]] and [[Whitmore High School, Barry]].


The school was established in September 2000, in what was formerly the Lower School of [[Barry Comprehensive School]]. By 2002, there were 24 teachers and 369 pupils in year 7 to 9 at the school. A quarter of the pupils came from homes where one parent could speak Welsh, and 6% came from homes where both parents could speak Welsh.<ref name="Estyn 2002">{{cite web| url=http://www.estyn.gov.uk/inspection_reports/bro_morgannwg_sec.pdf| title=Report: Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg Inspection 25 – 29 November 2002| publisher=Estyn| date=31 January 2003}}</ref> The school won over 7 awards at the [[Urdd National Eisteddfod]] in 2017, and is typically successful for its all-round talents in all fields.
The school was established in September 2000, in what was formerly the Lower School of [[Barry Comprehensive School]]. By 2002, there were 24 teachers and 369 pupils in year 7 to 9 at the school. A quarter of the pupils came from homes where one parent could speak Welsh, and 6% came from homes where both parents could speak Welsh.<ref name="Estyn 2002">{{cite web| url=http://www.estyn.gov.uk/inspection_reports/bro_morgannwg_sec.pdf| title=Report: Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg Inspection 25 – 29 November 2002| publisher=Estyn| date=31 January 2003}}</ref> The school won over 7 awards at the [[Urdd National Eisteddfod]] in 2017, and is typically successful for its all-round talents in all fields.


==Alumni==
==Alumni==
Sion Jones ( Rugby league, born 1997 ) rugby league player for Halifax RLFC and Wales RL
* Sion Jones (rugby league, born 1997), rugby league player for [[Halifax Panthers|Halifax RLFC]] and Wales
* [[Lloyd Williams (rugby union, born 1989)|Lloyd Williams]], rugby player for Cardiff Blues and Wales
* [[Lloyd Williams (rugby union, born 1989)|Lloyd Williams]], rugby union player for [[Cardiff Rugby|Cardiff Blues]] and Wales
* [[Cory Allen (rugby player)|Cory Allen]], rugby player for Cardiff Blues and Wales U20's
* [[Cory Allen (rugby union)|Cory Allen]], rugby union player for Cardiff Blues and Wales
* [[Steffan Jones (rugby player)|Steffan Jones]], rugby player for Wales 7s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bromorgannwg.org.uk/another-cap-for-steffan |title=Archived copy |accessdate=August 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118005355/http://www.bromorgannwg.org.uk/another-cap-for-steffan |archivedate=November 18, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Steffan Jones (rugby union)|Steffan Jones]], rugby player for Wales 7s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bromorgannwg.org.uk/another-cap-for-steffan |title=Another Cap for Steffan |access-date=August 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118005355/http://www.bromorgannwg.org.uk/another-cap-for-steffan |archive-date=November 18, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Wes Burns]], football player for Bristol City
* [[Wes Burns]], football player for Ipswich Town and Wales
* [[Dafydd Smith]], rugby player for Wales 7s <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wru.wales/sevens/dafydd-smith/|title=Dafydd Smith}}</ref>
* [[Mason Grady]], rugby union player for Cardiff Rugby, and Wales <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64741252//|title=Mason Grady debut}}</ref>
* [[Morfydd Clark]], Actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.cymru/culture/watch-lord-of-the-rings-star-teaches-us-talk-show-host-welsh///|title=Lord of the Rings star teaches US talk show host Welsh}}</ref>
* [[Annes Elwy]], Actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barry-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=114937&headline=Another%20major%20role%20for%20local%20actress&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017///|title=Another major role for local actress}}</ref>
* [[Hana Lili]], Singer-Songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/its-super-cool-thing-welsh-27064214//|title=Welsh singer Hana Lili on supporting Coldplay in Cardiff}}</ref>
* [[Manon Pearce]], football player for Bristol City and Wales u19<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/erthyglau/c5127e1zkeqo//|title=Pum munud gyda'r pêl-droediwr Manon Pearce}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Secondary schools in the Vale of Glamorgan]]
[[Category:Secondary schools in the Vale of Glamorgan]]
[[Category:Welsh medium schools|Bro Morgannwg]]
[[Category:Welsh-language schools|Bro Morgannwg]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2000]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2000]]
[[Category:Barry, Vale of Glamorgan]]
[[Category:Barry, Vale of Glamorgan]]

Latest revision as of 18:28, 10 February 2024

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg
Address
Map
Colcot Road, Barry

Vale of Glamorgan
,
CF62 8YU

Wales
Coordinates51°24′48″N 3°17′11″W / 51.4132°N 3.2865°W / 51.4132; -3.2865
Information
School typeComprehensive and primary State School
MottoDyro dy law i mi ac fe awn i ben y mynydd
(Give me your hand and we'll go to the top of the mountain)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Local authorityVale of Glamorgan
HeadteacherRhys Angell Jones[1]
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
SpracheWelsh
HousesCadog, Illtud, Mihangel.
Colour(s)blue and turquoise
Websitewww.ygbm.cymru

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg (previously Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg) is a Welsh medium comprehensive school in the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, on the coast of south Wales. It is located adjacent to Barry Hospital and Whitmore High School, Barry.

The school was established in September 2000, in what was formerly the Lower School of Barry Comprehensive School. By 2002, there were 24 teachers and 369 pupils in year 7 to 9 at the school. A quarter of the pupils came from homes where one parent could speak Welsh, and 6% came from homes where both parents could speak Welsh.[2] The school won over 7 awards at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in 2017, and is typically successful for its all-round talents in all fields.

Alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg - Our Staff". www.ygbm.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Report: Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg Inspection 25 – 29 November 2002" (PDF). Estyn. 31 January 2003.
  3. ^ "Another Cap for Steffan". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Dafydd Smith".
  5. ^ "Mason Grady debut".
  6. ^ "Lord of the Rings star teaches US talk show host Welsh".
  7. ^ "Another major role for local actress".
  8. ^ "Welsh singer Hana Lili on supporting Coldplay in Cardiff".
  9. ^ "Pum munud gyda'r pêl-droediwr Manon Pearce".
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