Coedcae School
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| Coedcae School Ysgol Coedcae | |
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_entrance,_Llanelli_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5262248.jpg) Entrance to the school | |
| Address | |
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Trostre Road , , SA15 1LJ | |
| Coordinates | 51°40′45″N 4°08′45″W / 51.6793°N 4.1457°W |
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| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | I'r gorau, ein gorau 'To the best, Our best' |
| Established | 1900 |
| Head teacher | Tracy Senchal[1] |
| Number of pupils | 880 |
| Website | www |
Coedcae School (Welsh: Ysgol Coedcae) is a comprehensive school in Llanelli, Wales. As of 2020[update] it has 880 pupils,[2] aged from 11 to 16 years old. The school uniform is black trousers, white shirt and red and silver tie (Purple and silver for senior pupils) and a black jumper with the school logo. The current head teacher is Tracy Senchal, the school has around 70 teachers.
Coedcae was placed in school quality group 2, 1 being excellent and 5 being poor.
Notable past students include the cricketer Simon Jones and the athlete Dai Greene. The 2011/2012 school year marked the end of deputy headmaster, Mr Robert Davies', 37 year teaching career as he retired.
2013 saw Coedcae getting a 48% pass rate at GCSEs grade A-C, decreasing in 2014 to a 39% pass rate. This was a drastic improvement from the 49% pass rate in the school year 2010/2011.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Scott Phillips, cricketer
References
[edit]- ^ "About us". Ysgol Coedcae School. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Youle, Richard (5 July 2020). "Dogged pupils overcome nerves and thrive as the first full week of school in months comes to a close". Wales Online.
External links
[edit]- "A Report on Coedcae School" (PDF). Estyn. 25 June 2015.
