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Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi
Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi
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	Holyhead; LL65 1NP; Wales
Coordinates	53°18′41″N 4°38′23″W / 53.31131°N 4.63968°W
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Established	1949
Local authority	Isle of Anglesey
Headteacher	Adam Williams
Assistant headteachers	/> Stella Dennis-Bunting, Mrs Clare Andrews, Mr Paul Woodhouse, Mrs K Seaborne
Staff	70 (Approx.)
Gender	mixed
Age	11 to 19
Enrolment	873 (2023)
Sixth form	c. 100
Website	http://www.ysgoluwchraddcaergybi.co.uk

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Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi is a secondary school in Holyhead, Anglesey. It claims to be the first comprehensive school in England and Wales, opening in 1949 as Holyhead County School.^[2]

History

The school was formed in 1949 with the amalgamation of Holyhead Grammar and St Cybi Secondary Modern school and became the first comprehensive in the UK.

There was a number of reasons for the school to be the first "comp". The headmaster Mr Hughes was retiring and he was to be replaced by an enthusiast for comprehensive education, Trefor Lovett. The new head became known as "the first apostle of the comprehensive movement."^[3] The transition was also assisted by the close proximity of St Cybi Secondary school and Holyhead Grammar; the schools that would be replaced. Obviously the backing of Anglesey Education Committee was essential.

The changes that Lovett brought about were not unexpected as he had previously taught locally at Vaynor and Penderyn schools. The new school was certain that a child's future should not be determined at age eleven with the eleven plus exam. Previously children in Wales had all sat an exam at the end of their junior school education and this decided whether they would attend the grammar school or a secondary modern school. Lovett was convinced that this was unfair and that there should be a firm catchment area so that all the students irrespective of their background or abilities would attend the one school.^[3]

After two years, the new head reported,

The school is rapidly approaching my concept of what a comprehensive school should be. On the grammar side, the facilities are good. The technical side is also rapidly developing and with the erection and equipping of the new engineering workshop the facilities or this type of education will be good. We have a large number of pupils of the modern school type and a real effort is being made to give them an education suitable to their aptitudes and abilities. Work of a far more practical nature must be introduced for these pupils and this demands further expansion in providing the requisite facilities and staff.^[3]

The school today

In 2006 there were approximately 850 pupils in the school which included about 100 in the sixth form.^[4] The school had falling rolls in the years before and is much reduced since there were questions in the early 1960s in the House of Commons to then Education Minister Chris Chataway enquiring how the school was to cope with a roll of 1400 pupils.^[5] In 2010 the school exceeded the local authority's projected figures.^[6]

Twelve per cent of the students are able to speak Welsh fluently and four per cent have Welsh as their first language. The catchment area of the school is mainly the town of Holyhead and the area around the school has been highlighted as an area for development with nearly 30% of households having no wage earner. Estyn visited the school in 2008 and commended the school with regards to teaching and pupil behaviour.^[4]

Five years ago^[when?] the school moved its sixth form out of the old red brick Cybi building and put that in the control of the local authority. Since then the building has become dilapidated and the education authority announced in 2008 it intended to demolish the building. The building was still standing as of 2012. As a result of the intervention of local county councillor, Robert Llewelyn Jones, CADW has given the façade a Grade 2 listing. This listing has prevented the local authority from continuing with its demolition plans and the site is now^[when?] earmarked for a new super-primary school (subject to funding being available).

At present^[when?] virtually all pupils in the Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi catchment area choose the school for their secondary education. The school's pupil numbers continues to rise and recent significant funding towards a new canteen/refrectory and technology block has succeeded in improving the school's facilities dramatically.^{[citation needed]}

Notable former pupils

of the comprehensive

The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (1944–2023^[7]^{[circular reference]}), politician^[8]
Tracey Morris, athlete^[9]
Albert Owen, politician^[10]
Tony Roberts, Former Welsh International and QPR goalkeeper^[11]
Dawn French, comedian/actress ^{[citation needed]}
Spike T Smith, drummer of rock band, Sham 69

of predecessor schools

Cledwyn Hughes (1916–2002) Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos^[12]
David Williams (1877–1927) Professor in Pastoral Theology^[13]

References

^ (Correction to) How the Tory middle classes invented comprehensives, Simon Hoggart, The Guardian, 28 June 2007, accessed 12 August 2008
^ "Ten Questions". The Independent. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holyhead County School Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Holyhead.com, accessed 12 August 2008
^ ^a ^b 2006 Inspection of the school by Estyn, accessed 12 August 2008
^ Hansard, 22 November 1962
^ Holyhead School to be Demolished, Daily Post, 24 July 2008, accessed 12 August 2008
^ Glenys Kinnock
^ Glenys Kinnock MEP website. "Glenys Kinnock Biography". Retrieved 12 August 2008.
^ BBC. "Tracey Morris biography". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
^ Albert Owen biography, Guardian, accessed 12 August 2008
^ BBC. "QPR honours Holyhead hero". Retrieved 12 August 2008.
^ ‘CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 22 Aug 2008
^ ‘WILLIAMS, David’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 22 Aug 2008

[1] (Correction to) How the Tory middle classes invented comprehensives, Simon Hoggart, The Guardian, 28 June 2007, accessed 12 August 2008

[ind-2] "Ten Questions". The Independent. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2008.

[holy-3] Holyhead County School Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Holyhead.com, accessed 12 August 2008

[insp-4] 2006 Inspection of the school by Estyn, accessed 12 August 2008

[cc-5] Hansard, 22 November 1962

[demo-6] Holyhead School to be Demolished, Daily Post, 24 July 2008, accessed 12 August 2008

[7] Glenys Kinnock

[8] Glenys Kinnock MEP website. "Glenys Kinnock Biography". Retrieved 12 August 2008.

[9] BBC. "Tracey Morris biography". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2008.

[owen-10] Albert Owen biography, Guardian, accessed 12 August 2008

[11] BBC. "QPR honours Holyhead hero". Retrieved 12 August 2008.

[12] ‘CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 22 Aug 2008

[13] ‘WILLIAMS, David’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 22 Aug 2008

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-'''Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi''' is a [[secondary school]] in [[Holyhead]], [[Anglesey]]. It claims to be the first [[comprehensive school]] in England and Wales, opening in 1949 as '''Holyhead County School'''.<ref name=ind>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051025/ai_n15717384|title=Ten Questions|publisher=The Independent|date=25 October 2005|access-date=12 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428133054/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051025/ai_n15717384/|archive-date=28 April 2009|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
+'''Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi''' is a [[secondary school]] in [[Holyhead]], [[Anglesey]]. It claims to be the first [[comprehensive school]] in [[England and Wales]], opening in 1949 as '''Holyhead County School'''.<ref name=ind>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051025/ai_n15717384|title=Ten Questions|publisher=The Independent|date=25 October 2005|access-date=12 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428133054/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051025/ai_n15717384/|archive-date=28 April 2009|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 ==History==
-The school was formed in 1949 with the amalgamation of Holyhead Grammar and St Cybi Secondary school and became the first comprehensive in the UK.
+The school was formed in 1949 with the amalgamation of Holyhead Grammar and St Cybi Secondary Modern school and became the first comprehensive in the UK.
-There was a number of reasons for the school to be the first "comp". The headmaster Mr Hughes was retiring and he was to be replaced by an enthusiast for Comprehensive education, Trefor Lovett. The new head became known as "the first apostle of the comprehensive movement."<ref name=holy>[http://www.holyhead.com/countyschool/index.html Holyhead County School] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828163507/http://www.holyhead.com/countyschool/index.html |date=28 August 2008 }}, Holyhead.com, accessed 12 August 2008</ref> The transition was also assisted by the close proximity of St Cybi Secondary school and Holyhead Grammar; the schools that would be replaced. Obviously the backing of [[Local Education Authority|Anglesey Education Committee]] was essential.
+There was a number of reasons for the school to be the first "comp". The headmaster Mr Hughes was retiring and he was to be replaced by an enthusiast for comprehensive education, Trefor Lovett. The new head became known as "the first apostle of the comprehensive movement."<ref name=holy>[http://www.holyhead.com/countyschool/index.html Holyhead County School] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828163507/http://www.holyhead.com/countyschool/index.html |date=28 August 2008 }}, Holyhead.com, accessed 12 August 2008</ref> The transition was also assisted by the close proximity of St Cybi Secondary school and Holyhead Grammar; the schools that would be replaced. Obviously the backing of [[Local Education Authority|Anglesey Education Committee]] was essential.
 The changes that Lovett brought about were not unexpected as he had previously taught locally at [[Vaynor]] and [[Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf|Penderyn]] schools. The new school was certain that a child's future should not be determined at age eleven with the [[eleven plus exam]]. Previously children in Wales had all sat an exam at the end of their [[junior school]] education and this decided whether they would attend the [[grammar school]] or a [[secondary modern school]]. Lovett was convinced that this was unfair and that there should be a firm [[catchment area (human geography)|catchment area]] so that all the students irrespective of their background or abilities would attend the one school.<ref name=holy/>
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 ==The school today==
+[[File:Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi 1.jpg|thumb|The school]]
-In 2006 there were approximately 850 pupils in the school which included about 100 in the sixth form.<ref name=insp>[http://www.estyn.gov.uk/inspection_reports/Ysgol_Uwchradd_Caergybi.pdf 2006 Inspection of the school by Estyn], accessed 12 August 2008</ref> The school had falling rolls in the years before and is much reduced since there were questions in the early 1960s in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] to then Education Minister [[Chris Chataway]] enquiring how the school was to cope with a roll of 1400 pupils.<ref name=cc>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1962/nov/22/holyhead-county-school Hansard], 22 November 1962</ref> In 2010 the school exceeded the local authority's projected figures.<ref name=demo>[http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/24/holyhead-school-to-be-demolished-55578-21393869/ Holyhead School to be Demolished], Daily Post, 24 July 2008, accessed 12 August 2008</ref>
+In 2006 there were approximately 850 pupils in the school which included about 100 in the sixth form.<ref name=insp>[http://www.estyn.gov.uk/inspection_reports/Ysgol_Uwchradd_Caergybi.pdf 2006 Inspection of the school by Estyn], accessed 12 August 2008</ref> The school had falling rolls in the years before and is much reduced since there were questions in the early 1960s in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] to then Education Minister [[Chris Chataway]] enquiring how the school was to cope with a roll of 1400 pupils.<ref name=cc>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1962/nov/22/holyhead-county-school Hansard], 22 November 1962</ref> In 2010 the school exceeded the local authority's projected figures.<ref name=demo>[http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/24/holyhead-school-to-be-demolished-55578-21393869/ Holyhead School to be Demolished], Daily Post, 24 July 2008, accessed 12 August 2008</ref>
 Twelve per cent of the students are able to speak Welsh fluently and four per cent have Welsh as their first language. The catchment area of the school is mainly the town of Holyhead and the area around the school has been highlighted as an area for development with nearly 30% of households having no wage earner. Estyn visited the school in 2008 and commended the school with regards to teaching and pupil behaviour.<ref name=insp/>
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 ===of the comprehensive===
-*[[Glenys Kinnock]], politician <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.glenyskinnock.org.uk/biography-kinnock/ | title = Glenys Kinnock Biography | author = Glenys Kinnock MEP website | accessdate = 2008-08-12}}</ref>
+*[[Glenys Kinnock|The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead]] (1944–2023<ref>[[Glenys Kinnock]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2024}}), politician<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.glenyskinnock.org.uk/biography-kinnock/ | title = Glenys Kinnock Biography | author = Glenys Kinnock MEP website | access-date = 2008-08-12}}</ref>
-*[[Tracey Morris]], athlete <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/halloffame/sport/traceymorris.shtml | title = Tracey Morris biography | author = BBC | accessdate = 2008-09-27 }}</ref>
+*[[Tracey Morris]], athlete<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/halloffame/sport/traceymorris.shtml | title = Tracey Morris biography | author = BBC | access-date = 2008-09-27 | archive-date = 9 October 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061009064853/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/halloffame/sport/traceymorris.shtml | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 *[[Albert Owen]], politician<ref name=owen>[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/parliament/0,,-6520,00.html Albert Owen biography], Guardian, accessed 12 August 2008</ref>
-*[[Tony Roberts (footballer)|Tony Roberts]], Former Welsh International and [[Queens Park Rangers|QPR]] goalkeeper<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/3044730.stm | title = QPR honours Holyhead hero | author = BBC | accessdate = 2008-08-12}}</ref>
+*[[Tony Roberts (footballer)|Tony Roberts]], Former Welsh International and [[Queens Park Rangers|QPR]] goalkeeper<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/3044730.stm | title = QPR honours Holyhead hero | author = BBC | access-date = 2008-08-12}}</ref>
-*[[Dawn French]], comedian/actress
+*[[Dawn French]], comedian/actress {{cn|date=June 2023|reason=not mentioned in her bio}}
+*[[Spike T Smith]], drummer of rock band, Sham 69
 ===of predecessor schools===
-*[[Cledwyn Hughes]] (1916–2002) Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos <ref>‘CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U11168, accessed 22 Aug 2008]</ref>
+*[[Cledwyn Hughes]] (1916–2002) Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos<ref>‘CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U11168, accessed 22 Aug 2008]</ref>
 *[[David Williams (Methodist minister)|David Williams]] (1877–1927) Professor in Pastoral Theology<ref>‘WILLIAMS, David’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U204694, accessed 22 Aug 2008]</ref>
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