Olchfa School is the largest comprehensive school in Swansea

Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

, South Wales

Wales

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, with approximately 2000 pupils. It provides secondary education for GCSE and tertiary education leading to A-Level qualifications. The school is situated in Sketty Park to the west of Sketty

Sketty

Sketty is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community is coterminous with the electoral ward....

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Academic performance

According to Estyn

Estyn

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, the school has a current GCSE pass rate of 72% (based on 5 GCSEs, grades A*-C); placing it in joint 19th place in Wales

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, or in the top 10%. It is also the joint second best performing secondary school in Swansea

Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

, sharing its standing with Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr, behind Bishopston Comprehensive School.

Facilities

The school has a swimming pool, tennis courts, and playing fields. The school is made up of different sections. There is the main building, which includes English, Science and Languages, the south block, the maths block, and the sports hall along with smaller demountables and also the sixth form block and the library.

Extra curricular activities

At the end of the summer term the timetable is suspended for a few days for activities. Pupils have the opportunity to take part in activities, some in the United Kingdom, some in Europe and many based in school and the local area.

Olchfa participates in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme

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Notable former pupils

• Russell T Davies, television writer
• Simon Davey
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  , former footballer and football manager
• Andrew Dilnot
  Andrew Dilnot
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  , Principal of St. Hugh's College, Oxford
• Joe Dunthorne, poet and author
• David Hemp
  David Hemp
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  , cricketer
• Georgia Henshaw
  Georgia Henshaw
  Georgia Henshaw is a Welsh actress from Swansea, South Wales. She is best known for her role as a member of "The Ace Gang", Rosie in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, and as JJ's love interest, Lara, in Skins. She has also appeared as Cassie Claypole in the BBC3 show Two Pints Of Lager And A...
  
  , actress
• Andrew Jones
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  , screenwriter and director
• Heather Nicholson
  Heather Nicholson
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  , animal rights activist
• Eleanor Simmonds
  Eleanor Simmonds
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  , Paralympian swimmer
• Daniel Alfei
  Daniel Alfei
  Daniel Mark Alfei is a Welsh footballer and Wales under-21 squad member who plays as a defender for Premier League club Swansea City.-Club career:...
  
  , Current Swansea City
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  Football player.