News

Estyn Inspection - posted 3rd Dec

  Inspectors Give Cwmtawe a Gold Star A Swansea Valley school has had an extremely impressive report from Welsh education watchdog, Estyn. Cwmtawe Community School in Pontardawe was commended for its, “vibrant culture of learning”, and, “strong sense... Read More

Charity Skydive - posted 24th Aug

  During the summer, Year 11 pupil Amy Brown took part in a charity skydive for type1derful, a diabetes charity which is part of Diabetes UK. She has already raised in excess of £3,000.  In addition, Amy recently achieved 4A*, 7A and 1B in her GCSEs,... Read More

GCSE Results 2018 - posted 23rd Aug

Our Year 11 pupils are celebrating the school’s best ever results. More than eight out of ten pupils achieved five good GCSEs or equivalent in this summer’s examinations, building on several years of continued success.  The results include some excep... Read More

New Year 7 - September 2018 - posted 24th Jun

  Our new Year 7 intake for September 2018 will join us this week for two days of fun activities. All our staff are really looking forward to welcoming everyone.  Parents/Carers can find out more by reading through our Transition Booklet or browsing ... Read More

Careers Festival - posted 20th Jun

  Our Year 10 pupils attended a careers festival on Swansea Waterfront this week. They had a great time and had an opportunity to join in with many practical activities. All pupils got fully involved and came away with a lots of freebies! The festiva... Read More

Maths Challenge Success - posted 18th Jun

  The UK Mathematics Trust is a registered charity whose aim is to advance the education of children and young people in mathematics. It organises national mathematics competitions for UK secondary school pupils. The mathematics department entered th... Read More

Austria Skiing - posted 18th Feb

  Pupils had a fantastic time skiing in Austria this week.  Read More

Girls' Football - posted 12th Feb

  Our U13 football girls are delighted to have their new kit, kindly donated to us by Mr Ray Pennock who works for Macron and has two daughters in Cwmtawe.  Both the Under 13 and Under 15 girls were eliminated from the Welsh Cup competition this seas... Read More

Music News - posted 5th Feb

  Five of our Year 10 pupils visited NPTC to learn more about music technology. They were shown the 'backstage' technical part of the music industry by the Stage Manager of Muse.  Read More

Tesco Bags of Help - posted 18th Dec

  Our Music Department are appealing for help from everyone in our local community to help us raise money for our Ukulele Club. The club has been running for nearly two years, and attracts budding musicians from across all year groups. Look out for t... Read More