Ogmore School

It closed in 2011 through merger with a neighbouring school to form Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen.

• Name — Ogmore Comprehensive School (formed in 1972) • Former Name — Ogmore Grammar School • Motto — Preparing Pupils For Life • Established — (Comprehensive) • Type — Secondary • Head Label — Headteacher • Closed — 2011 • Address — Spout Hill • City — Bryncethin • County — Bridgend County Borough • Country — Wales • Postal Code — CF32 9NA • Local Authority — Bridgend County Borough • Gender — Mixed • Lower Age — 11 (Year 7) • Upper Age — 18 (Year 13) • Houses — Coch (Red) blue Glas (Blue) green Gwyrdd (Green) yellow Melyn (Yellow) • Colours — navyblue Navy, Red and Blue

The school was established in 1910 as the Ogmore Higher Elementary School, the new building costing £8,000 and accommodating 250 pupils. In 1921 it became Ogmore Secondary School, and in 1948 Ogmore Grammar School. The grammar school had circa 350 pupils, with 2 forms per year and an Upper and Lower Sixth. Despite this small size the school regularly fielded a first and second 15 rugby team and was renowned for its netball teams. The old grammar motto had been 'Fel Yr A Ymnertha' (As it is Strengthened). School houses were Tudor (Blue), Llewellyn (Green) and Glyndwr (Red). In 1972 the grammar merged with Nantymoel Secondary School to form a co-educational secondary Ogmore Comprehensive School, the grammar school building becoming the Upper Comprehensive and Nantymoel Park School the Lower Comprehensive. In 1977 a new building at Spout Hill, Bryncethin was opened and became the Upper School, with all pupils in the Lower Comprehensive moving to the old Grammar School site in Fairy Glen in 1982. In the 1980's both upper and Lower schools were united in a new school building at Bryncethin. The comprehensive had approximately 710 pupils aged 11–18 in its last full year, which made it the smallest secondary state school in Bridgend. As the number of pupils enrolling every year continued to drop, the council considered closing a local school. However in 2010, Bridgend County Borough Council decided to merge Ogmore Comprehensive with the local Ynysawdre Comprehensive School to form a new school, known as Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen. Ogmore Comprehensive officially had its last day in July 2011, with pupils and staff, past and present, holding an open day. The new merged school opened in September 2011.

For many years, Ogmore School operated as a partnership with Ynysawdre in order for the two schools to offer a wider choice of subjects and opportunities to those pupils who chose to return for the sixth form. As a result, many pupils travelled between the two schools as some subjects were only available at the other school.

School Uniform • Keystage — Jumper — Polo Shirt — Trousers • Keystages 3 & 4 (Years 7-11) — Navy — White — Black • Keystage 5 (Sixth Form) — Black — White — Black

Ogmore School served the area of Ogmore Vale, Nantymoel, Bryncethin, Sarn, Blackmill, Lewistown, Pricetown and Wyndham. Whereas the old Grammar School saw its catchment area cover Litchard and Coity (for girls) and Pencoed and Heol Y Cyw for boys and girls. The new school continued to serve these catchment areas along with picking up Ynysawdre Comprehensive School's areas such as Tondu and the Blaengarw valley along with others. Housing developments within these catchment areas is also expected to keep increasing the number of pupils enrolling in the school year after year, this being one of the major reasons for the new school.