Vaynor and Penderyn High School is situated at Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Its designated catchment area was made up of the communities served principally by Ysgol y Graig Primary in Merthyr Tydfil and Penderyn and Hirwaun Primary Schools in Rhondda Cynon Taff, and is an area which suffers a high degree of economic deprivation. The school had an age range of 11-18 and a capacity of 455 places which would be small for a secondary school even if full.
The School was opened by Robert Crawshay in 1861 but closed in 2005.
Read more about Vaynor And Penderyn High School: History, School Site, The End of Vaynor and Penderyn
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