Ysgol Gymraeg in Caerphilly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom | School

Welcome to Ysgol Gymraeg, Caerphilly, Wales. Ysgol Gymraeg, is a primary School in Caerphilly. The present School was open in 1970 following the establishment of a Welsh medium class here in 1962. The class then moved up to Senghennydd to establish the area's first Welsh medium School in Ysgol Ifor Bach. As the demand for Welsh medium education continued to grow a Welsh Unit was set up in Coed y Brain School in Llanbradach in 1977 for the children of Llanbradach, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen. In 1995 Ysgol y Castell was opened for children from those areas. Before this new School was opened there were nearly 400 children at the Parcyfelin St site and in spite of the catchment area being drastically reduced, the numbers have never fallen below 300. Another class was established in September 2001 to cater for continued expansion.