Caerleon Comprehensive School
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Caerleon Comprehensive School is a state-run school situated in Caerleon on the outskirts of Newport, Wales. The school boasts an excellent reputation in the region, not only for the academic results of its pupils, but also for music and sport.
There are approximately 1,700 pupils on roll at the school at any one time, including a sizeable sixth form of around 300 pupils. All pupils are required to wear the a school uniform comprising black trousers or skirt, a black jumper, a sky blue shirt and a maroon tie with blue stripes. Sixth formers are distinguished by their white shirts and wholly maroon ties displaying the school crest of a Roman eagle above the emblem of a fortress, (a reference to Caerleon being the site of the Isca Roman fortress) underscored by the school's moto, 'Perseverance'.
The school's facilities include several modern computer suites, a floodlit astro-turf pitch, tennis courts, large playing fields, a modern Design and Technology block, a library, a canteen, numerous specialist classrooms (including science laboratories, music rooms, etc), a sizeable main hall, a nature reserve, and a separate sixth form building which houses classrooms for exclusively sixth form use, along with offices and a student common room which has been newly refurbished and now contains a coffee shop "Coffee Gwaith".
Caerleon Comprehensive offers a wide ranging array of subjects beyond the staple Mathematics, English Literature and Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, with students able to study Welsh, French, German, History, Geography, Religious Education, Sociology, Business Studies, Information Technology (Computing), Drama, Music, Design and Technology, Art, and more. Even more subjects are available for pupils to study at GCSE and/or AS Level and A Level. Secondary School Performance Tables reveal Caerleon Comprehensive's success record, with an average of 95% of pupils who took their GCSEs between 1998-2000 achieving five or more A* to G grades, and 72% achieving five or more grades at A* to C.
- Source: National Assembly for Wales
The school looks to foster a friendly environment, and beyond merely academic provision, offers students the chance to participate in numerous extra-ciricular activities. The school has a number of successful teams in several different sports, including football, hockey, rugby and netball. It also offers those with musical talents the chance to participate in the school choir or orchestras. Moreover, the school participates in other schemes such as Young Enterprise, allowing pupils the opportunity at least to leave the school, be it at 16 or above, with more than just academic qualifications.
Its famous alumni include professional rugby player Nick Walne and journalist Rodrigo Davies.
- Headteacher: Mr Adrian Davies
- Published Yearly Admission Number: 232+
