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We pride ourselves on being a caring, disciplined, and happy school with a tradition of hard work and lots of extracurricular activities. There is something for everyone at Porthcawl Comprehensive School. We aim to ensure that pupils of all abilities and interests achieve their potential in a safe, supportive, and friendly environment. We recognize at Porthcawl Comprehensive School how vitally important your child’s education is to succeed in an ever-changing and challenging world. You can be confident that your son/daughter will settle in this school very quickly, be well supported and cared for, and receive one of the best educational experiences in the whole of the country. Your child’s education at the school will be truly comprehensive in the best sense of the word with something for everyone at the school no matter their ability, interest, and aspirations. Our school is pleasantly located some fifty meters from the sea. The campus is large, pleasant, and attractive with outstanding facilities for study, sport, theatre arts, recreation, and a host of extracurricular activities. In the last Estyn Inspection, the working relationships between our teachers and pupils were judged to be "exceptional and this contributes very well to the positive learning environment of the school". The school is a co-educational school with over 1400 boys and girls aged 11 to 18. More than 160 staff are employed at the school. In particular, our Sixth Form provision is second to none in terms of choice, quality of learning, and pastoral support. Year on year our students’ results at every level have continued to exceed new heights. A happy child is a successful child and happy schooldays depend on the very important partnership between pupils, staff, and parents. A good relationship between home and school is vital to ensure a child’s success and happiness at school. The home-school agreement, features in the pupil’s planner for parents' completion and information, underlines the important partnership between all the partners. Below are the aims we have set out to achieve at Porthcawl Comprehensive School. Provide a healthy, safe, and secure environment that will secure the wellbeing of all, enabling all to engage fully in the school and its community. Ensure that every pupil is encouraged through a variety of learning opportunities to confidently achieve and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in adult life. Ensure that all are happy, healthy, and free from bullying, abuse, or exploitation to achieve their absolute best. Provide opportunities for young people to take part in, develop and enjoy a wide variety of learning, sporting, and cultural activities. Provide an inclusive education that develops all pupils’ personalities, abilities, and moral values, encouraging them to respect other people, cultures, and the environment whilst celebrating their own cultural identity. Ensure that all pupils, regardless of their backgrounds and individual differences, will be valued, and will receive equality of opportunity. Encourage all pupils to participate in decision-making, where their opinions will be valued, considered, and responded to. View full school

We are a small and friendly primary school set on extensive grounds. We have 170 children from 3 to 11 years old, including our full-time Nursery. We are located in the Victorian seaside town of Porthcawl and are close to several sandy beaches. We want everyone in our school community to feel cared for and supported whilst achieving their full potential. We believe strongly in developing the whole child and therefore focus on relationships and wellbeing whilst continuing to pursue excellent academic standards. We have high expectations for all our children and provide high-quality teaching and learning experiences. We have achieved the Welsh Government School Categorisation of 1A Green and have also had a very successful Estyn Inspection (please see report below). We know that close links between teachers and parents are essential. We want the community to become fully involved in the life of the school and look forward to everyone working happily together during their time at Porthcawl Primary School. The vision of Porthcawl Primary School is that, by pursuing excellence, every pupil is enabled to reach their potential as confident lifelong learners. In partnership with parents and carers, Porthcawl Primary School’s mission is to give children a thorough, all-around education, to prepare them to participate positively in the local community, society, and the globe. We will accomplish this mission by delivering a well-planned, prepared, and resourced curriculum in a safe, happy, and disciplined community environment in which each child is treated as an individual with unique talents and potential. From 2012 to 2015, Porthcawl Primary School will seek to meet its mission by adopting the following aims: Raising standards of teaching and learning Ensure that all staff have relevant professional development Consult with the partners in our school Ensure that behavior and attitudes to school reflect the highest expectations of all staff Monitor, evaluate, and improve our school. View full school