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Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg
Address
Colcot Road, Barry Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8YU Wales
Coordinates	51°24′48″N 3°17′11″W / 51.4132°N 3.2865°W / 51.4132; -3.2865
Information
School type	Comprehensive and primary State School
Motto	Dyro 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
Established	2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Local authority	Vale of Glamorgan
Headteacher	Rhys Angell Jones
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Language	Welsh
Houses	Cadog, Illtud, Mihangel.
Colour(s)	blue and turquoise
Website	www.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. 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

• Steffan Jones, rugby player for Wales 7s
• Mason Grady, rugby union player for Cardiff and Wales
• Morfydd Clark, actress
• Annes Elwy, actress
• Hana Lili, singer-songwriter
• Manon Pearce, football player for Bristol City and Wales
• Dagrau Tân, Welsh-language indie band

References

1. "Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg - Our Staff". Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg. 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. "Six Nations 2023: Mason Grady to make Wales debut against England". BBC Sport. 23 February 2023.
5. Owens, David (6 September 2022). "Watch: Lord of the Rings star teaches US talk show host Welsh". Nation.Cymru.
6. "Another major role for local actress". Barry Today.
7. "Welsh singer Hana Lili on supporting Coldplay in Cardiff". WalesOnline.
8. "Pum munud gyda'r pêl-droedwraig Manon Pearce" [Five minutes with footballer Manon Pearce]. BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 21 August 2023.
9. Jamshidian, Harry (13 March 2023). "Dagrau Tân rock band Wales music's next big thing?". Penarth Times. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

External links

• Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg website

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