Children join us on their own personal journey and our role as a school is to nurture their talent. We will widen their aspirations and enable each child to thrive. We will do this within a motivating, supportive and respectful environment that allows them to develop into mature, confident and successful young adults.

Our school embraces three rules :

• To Be Ready
• To Be Respectful
• To Be Responsible

We are a unique and thriving 3-16 school in the heart of the Rhondda valley. We strive to give excellent educational and wider life experiences to just over 1000 children and we have over 100 staff who are committed to ensuring their success on this exciting journey.

When we became a school in 2018, we have never been 'just' a primary and secondary school on one site, but we have worked together as an amazing team to develop a truly inclusive 3-16 school, which embraces the best innovative practices locally, nationally and internationally.

At Nantgwyn we believe that the best education combines high standards of academic and personal achievement with strong moral guidance. We believe that education should provide opportunities for every child to succeed in many ways, preparing them for a future in which they can thrive to become responsible, responsive citizens.

Together, with our parents, our children and our stakeholders, we are not afraid to be brave, to ensure that we provide an environment and educational experiences that will develop our children irrespective of any wider challenges into wonderful, courageous, courteous and caring young adults who understand the importance of mutual respect and tolerance and their future contribution to our world as happy and successful young adults.

Welcome to Ysgol Nantgwyn!

I am incredibly proud to welcome you to Ysgol Nantgwyn which is a 3-16 school based in the heart of the Rhondda Valley. We are a happy school where we want the very best for all our children and we strive to achieve this everyday

Every child at Ysgol Nantgwyn is supported and challenged to become the very best of themselves. We nurture talent and aspiration through every aspect of school life. We are committed to ensuring that every child becomes successful, curious and ambitious for themselves and their peers. Our aim is that every child flourishes and achieves their full potential, developing the skills necessary in an ever changing world. These aims are achieved through are unwavering commitment to high quality learning, teaching and wider experiences, supported by a proactive and bespoke pupil support system. Our teaching and wider staffing team are exceptional, teaching and supporting pupils to become the very best of themselves each and everyday.

Since opening in 2018, and prior to this as Tonypandy Community College our 5 year record of academic performance at GCSE is very strong, placing us in the top performing school within our 'family'. We are incredibly proud of all our pupils. Their hard work and tenacity is demonstrated clearly by their post 16 routes and beyond. Our past pupils have an extensive list of pathways that include medicine, horticulture, social work, teaching, construction and law.

Working together, we can achieve wonderful things.

Kirsty Retallick