Ysgol Gyfun Sant Cyres

Ysgol uwchradd gyfun cyfrwng Saesneg ym Mhenarth, Bro Morgannwg ydy Ysgol Gyfun Sant Cyres (Saesneg: St Cyres Comprehesive School).

Ar y funud, mae gan yr ysgol 1,479 o ddisgyblion rhwng 11 ac 18 oed gan gynnwys 251 yn y chwechedd ddosbarth, Mae'r ysgol wedi ei rannu rhwn dwy safle yn bresennol, gyda tua 1,100 o ddisgyblion ym mlynyddoedd 7 i 13 yn y brif safle ar gyrion tref Penarth, ac adeilad arll rhyw 2.5 milltir i ffwrdd yn Ninas Powys sy'n gartref i rhwng 300 a 400 o ddisgyblion blynyddoedd 7 i 9.

Bydd y prifathro presennol Mr Brian P Lightman yn gadael yr ysgol ym mis Medi 2010, wedi blwyddyn mewn secondiad i ddod yn ysgrifennydd cyffredinol yr ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders), yn cynyrchioli dros 14,000 o aelodau.

Hanes
Sefydlwyd yr ysgol ym 1958, Ysgol Uwchradd Fodern Sant Cyres  (St Cyres Secondary Modern School) oedd enw'r ysgol yn wreiddiol, cyn iddi gael ei throi'n ysgol gyfun.Between 1958 and 1968 the school roll was bolstered by children from Radyr on the other side of Cardiff as it was quicker and easier for them to travel the nine miles by train to Penarth and attend either St Cyres Secondary Modern or Penarth Grammar School, than it was to walk or drive to nearer Cardiff schools. The arrangement only ceased when the direct rail link was removed by the Beeching axe.

The school today
Estate
The Penarth Site is the principal location of the school, catering for some years 7 - 9 and all years 10 -13.  The roof of the main building or "New Block" is considered to be the current highest vantage point in Penarth. The top floor of New Block suffered a serious fire six years ago but was fully repaired. There was also a minor 4th floor electrical wiring fire in 2007 put out with a single extinguisher 2007 fire. The Sixth Form is also located on the Penarth Site and currently has 251 pupils according to the latest Governors’ report. The New Block is surrounded by a series of smaller buildings identified as the "Old Block" and temporary "Terrapin" buildings.

The Penarth site is due to receive a refurbishment and rebuild in the near future as part of a development package proposed by the Vale of Glamorgan Council to the value of £18 million ($32 million US). This package will also feature the refurbishment of two other schools in the county, (these being Cowbridge Comprehensive school and Llantwit Major Comprehensive school). St Cyres is likely to be given second priority in the programme with Cowbridge being refurbished first. The latest estimate is that the St Cyres new buildings will be completed by 2010/2011. Completion will see the school reunited on the single Penarth site with the Dinas Powys annexe being closed.
bawd|St Cyres New Block
The Dinas Powys annexe currently houses years 7 to 9 for some children aged between 11 and 14 with others located at the Penarth site. Although only a third of a mile distant from the main school site "as the crow flies" there is no direct road route, entailing a vehicle journey of just over two miles (3.2 kilometres).

Most recent ESTYN inspection report
Estyn is the office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales. The most recent ESTYN school inspection report in June 2007  commends the school for:

 The Headteacher’s outstanding leadership giving the school a clear sense of direction
 The way in which the school’s values are understood by all staff
 Standards of achievement in the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification
 Excellent relationships between teachers and pupils
 Range of extra-curricular provision
 The way the school tackles social disadvantage and provides equality of opportunity
 Support and guidance given to pupils and students, including those with additional learning needs
 Arrangements for managing and improving the performance of staff
 Effectiveness of school self-evaluation and planning for improvement
 Clear sense of direction and promotion of high standards promoted by the Headteacher and Governing Body.

Bagloriaeth Cymru
Roedd Ysgol Gyfun Sant Cyres yn un o ddau ganolfan peilot ar gyfer Bagloriaeth Cymru yn 2005/2006, ynghyd ag Coleg Llandrillo Cymru. Bu tua 400 o ddisgyblion yn cymryd rhan yn y peilot yn Llandrillo.St Cyres has been one of the leading pioneer centres for the introduction and development of the Welsh Baccalaureate and was one of the very first schools to offer the course at Advanced Level (A Level) in the Principality. St Cyres was also one of the first schools to offer the qualification at Intermediate level (GCSE). The Course has proved very successful, with many leading assembly members commenting on the course. Prominent Welsh Assembly member Jane Hutt has said: 

"St Cyres School has been a flagship in developing the Welsh Baccalaureate which is central to our age 14-19 education agenda in Wales" 

 Talgylch yr ysgol 
Y prif ysgolion yn nhalgylch Sant Cyres ydy Ysgol Gynradd Llandough, Ysgol Gynradd Sirol Fairfield, Ysgol Gynradd Cogan ac ysgolion cynradd Dinas Powys. Daw 20% o'r disgyblion o du allan i dalgylch yr ysgol yn l dewis y rhieni.Fairtrade school
In 2008 St Cyres was granted "Fairtrade status" and became the first secondary school in Penarth to be so recognised. It was also one of the first Fairtrade schools in the Principality. Penarth has been a "Fairtrade Town" since 2006.

Shares4Schools
St Cyres School was the only school in Wales that took part in the Shares4Schools investment competition, using real funds, amongst 84 schools in the rest of the UK.Shares4schools

The competition started in October 2007 and ran until June 2008, organised and partially sponsored by The Share Centre. Schools taking part had to initially raise £1,500 as their investment funds.

Penarth Rotary Club was one of the main sponsors of St Cyres. Rotarian Neil McFarlane went into the school once a week to guide and mentor pupils and make the investments along with St Cyres head of business studies Lisa Shearer. Mr McFarlane said at the time: "The aim is to have the team of students experience stock market investment for real, and in the process develop and enhance skills such as team working, decision making, research and analysis."

 Bathodyn yr ysgol 
Mae arfbais yr ysgol yn chwarteri gyda symbol wahanol ym mhob chwarter:

 Gorthwr castell
 Croes Celtaidd
 Telyn Cymreig
 Draig Cymreig

 Cyn-ddisgyblion o nôd 
David Davies - nofiwr
Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE - athletwraig Paralympaidd
Jamie Ringer - chwaraewr rygbi'r undeb

 Cyfeiriadau 

 Dolenni allanol 
Gwefan Ysgol Gyfun Sant Cyres 

Sant Cyres
Sant Cyres
Categori:Sefydliadau 1958