St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is a

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situated in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is named after the

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St. Richard Gwyn. It is co-educational, and educates boys and girls from 11 to 16 years. Any pupils wishing to study at

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usually attend St David's Roman Catholic Sixth Form College. Its feeder schools include St Helen's Primary School,

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, and St Joseph's Primary School,

Penarth Penarth (, ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg), Wales, exactly south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a weal ...

. The school was originally named St Cadoc's until the name was changed in 1987. The address of the school also moved from Coldbrook Road,

Dinas Powys Dinas Powys (; also spelt "Dinas Powis" in English) is a small town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its name means "fort of the provincial place" and refers to the Iron Age hillfort which overlooks the village. Dinas Powys i ...

to Argae Lane, ale of Glamorgan As of 2005, enrolment was 548, a school record, and further growth was projected. Demand for places had exceed supply in every year since 2000.2011 Inspection Report
/ref> The school consists of around about 21 governors some being from the Archdiocese of Cardiff.

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* Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Cardiff Secondary schools in the Vale of Glamorgan {{Wales-school-stub