A class act – pupils delighted with new Pencoed Primary School

Friday 21 September 2018

The new term has started in style at Pencoed Primary where pupils and staff are enjoying settling into their brand new £10.8m school.

First Minister opens all-new Betws Primary school

Friday 14 September 2018

A fire-damaged Bridgend County Borough school which was demolished and replaced with state-of-the-art new premises has been officially opened by First Minister, Carwyn Jones.

Food and fun programme has the right recipe for youngsters

Wednesday 05 September 2018

Children had plenty of fun on their plates and picked up healthy tips at Bridgend County Borough Council’s first ever ‘Food and Fun’ programme.

Excitement builds ahead of new Pencoed Primary School opening

Friday 31 August 2018

Work on the brand new £10.8m Pencoed Primary School is reaching its final stages in readiness for the school bell ringing for the first time at the new premises on Wednesday 5 September.

Improved GCSE results for Bridgend County Borough

Friday 24 August 2018

This year’s GCSE exam results have revealed that 94.7 per cent of all pupils in Bridgend County Borough have achieved at least five passes each, with 70.6 per cent gaining five or more grades at A*-C.

Strong A-level results for Bridgend County Borough schools

Friday 17 August 2018

An impressive 99 per cent of students in Bridgend County Borough schools picked up at least two A Levels today.

Banners put drivers in the picture about council’s new camera car

Tuesday 31 July 2018

Colourful banners have been designed by school children to publicise how Bridgend County Borough Council’s new camera car will target dangerous parking outside schools.

Pupils’ movie hits the big screen!

Thursday 26 July 2018

The red carpet was out last week at the Bridgend Odeon for the premiere of ‘Dragon Hunters’, a movie made by a group of year 6 pupils who will be moving up to Maesteg Comprehensive School in September.

School children learn about Caerau mine-water scheme

Wednesday 11 July 2018

Children from schools in the Llynfi Valley have been learning about the exciting Caerau mine-water scheme which will use the heat beneath their feet to warm 150 homes.

Sponsorship to help drive Pencoed pupils onto further F1 competition success

Wednesday 04 July 2018

A team of girls from Pencoed Comprehensive School have secured sponsorship from the Sinclair Group after the aspiring engineers impressed in the ‘F1 in Schools’ competition.