History
Cowbridge Grammar School was founded in 1608 by Sir John Stradling; owned by Jesus College, Oxford 1685 to 1918. Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State to Charles II purchased the school and bequeathed it to Jesus College in his will. It became Cowbridge Comprehensive School in 1973-4, and what used to be the grammar school's main building, dating from 1852, was converted into residential accommodation beginning in 2006, and completed in 2008.
In 1881, Edward Treharne, who represented the school, was chosen to play in the first international game for the Wales rugby union team.
The Grammar School Old Boys' Association, in conjunction with the school's successor, Cowbridge Comprehensive, planned a series of activities in September 2008 to mark the 400th anniversary of the start of quality education in Cowbridge.
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