Pen-Y-Dre High School
Encyclopedia
Pen-Y-Dre is an 11-18 mixed-sex comprehensive school
situated in the town of Merthyr Tydfil
, Wales
in the UK. Pen-Y-Dre is on the Gurnos
Estate.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
situated in the town of Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 15th largest urban area in Wales. It also gives its name to a county borough, which has a population of around 55,000. It is located in the historic county of...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in the UK. Pen-Y-Dre is on the Gurnos
Gurnos
Gurnos is a community of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, United Kingdom. It consists principally of the Gurnos Estate, a large housing estate established by Merthyr Tydfil Council in the early 1950s and expanded over many years...
Estate.
External links
- Old Merthyr Tydfil: Pen-Y-Dre High School - Historical Photographs of Pen-Y-Dre High School.