Pontarddulais Comprehensive School

A huge thank you to all the staff at Timet Swansea for a fantastic day for our engineering pupils. We were treated to a full factory tour, detailed explanation of titanium production from the engineers, lunch & some cut titanium products to take home. Pupils were true ambassadors for Pontarddulais!

🏐 Latest Netball Results vs Penyrheol 🏐

Year 10: Lost 17–10 — Player of the Match: Beca Fitzgerald
Year 9: Drew 9–9 — Player of the Match: Eva Gower
Year 8: Won 8–4 — Player of the Match: Sofia-Grace Thomas

Fantastic effort from all our teams! 💪👏

Huge congratulations to Eleanor Alban, Year 8, who achieved incredible results in the National Championship in Blackpool:
2nd in her Song & Dance Solo
3rd in her Tap Solo
1st in her Song & Dance Duet
Three 1st places and one 2nd place in group performances!
What an amazing Achievement. Well done💃👏

🌟 Hot Chocolate Award 🌟
Congratulations to Alex Cox in year 9 for his dedication and nurturing approach in helping to set up and run our Warhammer Club. He’s created a welcoming space where pupils can connect, learn, and share their passion!

🎒 Year 6 Open Evening – 15th October 2025

Session 1: starts 4.15pm → please arrive no earlier than 4.00pm
Session 2: starts 5.00pm → please arrive no earlier than 4.45pm

📧 Please have your booking confirmation ready on arrival.
We look forward to welcoming you!

Book here: pontcomp.co.uk/year6

Last week's Hot Chocolate Award from the Headteacher went to Griff Timperley-White in Year 9! 🌟 We’re so proud of him for showing exceptional maturity in his learning, communication, and independence. 👏

We have just added a few more slots for our Year 6 open evening - Click the link to book - pontcomp.co.uk/year6/

Our open evening is on the 15th October 2025

Our Yr 7 boys kicked off their rugby fixtures with a superb 45-26 win over Penyrheol – a fantastic performance! 👏
Last week, our Yr 9 & 10 boys began their Ospreys Cup fixtures v Gowerton: Yr 9 secured a dominant 50pt win, while Yr 10 lost but fought hard in a tough game 👏

Great to see a past pupil, Isobel McNeill came in to speak to our pupils about the role of pupil governor. Diolch Isobel!

Llangrannog 2025 · Wednesday, Oct 1 📸 Shared album · Tap to view!

A few photos from the Llangrannog trip 2025

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A huge thank you to Jade from New Directions for donating a box of food for our Big Bocs Bwyd. Her generosity will make a real difference and be greatly appreciated by our community!

Well done to Violet Thompson who competed in IronKids Tenby this weekend! 🏃‍♀️ She finished 4th in the Year 8 mixed 1.5k race with an impressive time of 5:12. A fantastic achievement despite the rain! 🌧️👏🌧️👏

Well done to Jenson Williams in year 10, who completed a 3K run this weekend! His hard work and training showed real dedication, determination and commitment 🏃‍♂️👏

Just a reminder, we have our 'Strategies to Support your Child’s Revision in Maths' revision evening tonight. It starts at 4PM and is due to end at 6. Lots of resources to help your child prepare for their Mathematics exam in November. The link to book is below: pontcomp.co.uk/2025/09/08/s...

Over the weekend, Lilia Stabler in year 8 travelled to Wiltshire for the Quatro Cup 2025 🏆
🥇 Bars
🥈 Beam
🥈 Floor
🥉 Vault
🥇 Overall Bronze Champion!
An incredible achievement – top 3 on every apparatus! 🌟👏

Congratulations to Maisie Meredith and her partners on being selected to represent Wales in Acro Gymnastics! 🤸‍♀️🏅 A fantastic achievement 👏

Congratulations to Chloe Garrard for earning this week’s Hot Choc Friday! She has demonstrated our core school values by achieving the highest number of achievement points and making excellent use of her planner to stay organised and prepared. We are proud of her hard work and dedication—well done!

There are two options. You can book either :-)

Fantastic news! Four of our boys have been selected for the Swansea Schoolboys East Rugby Team:
🔹 Y11 – Charlie Bonham, Mason Cromwell & Rhys Powell
🔹 Y10 – Charlie Thomas (selected a year early 👏)

Good luck in your first game this Friday! 💪 ⚽

Theatre Club will start up next Thursday (11th Sept) 3.00-4.00pm in the main hall. Everyone is welcome!

📢 Year 6 Open Evening – Wed 15 Oct 2025!
Join us to explore the school, meet teachers & enjoy hands-on activities for pupils. A perfect chance to ask questions & see what makes Pontarddulais Comprehensive School special. Click the link below to book tickets:
👉 pontcomp.co.uk/year6

Our big bocs bwyd will be open tomorrow from 10 am - 12 pm with a range of used uniform for only £1 per item. Entrance at big bocs bwyd (corner of school site) and not main school.

School Essentials Grant (formerly school uniform grant - PDG access) - Swansea Funded by the Welsh Government to assist families on low incomes.

🎒 Need help with school essentials? Swansea’s School Essentials Grant is open! ✅ £125 per eligible learner (£200 for Year 7) 👕 Uniforms, IT, sports kit & more 📅 Apply from 1 July 2025 to 31 May 2026 🔗 swansea.gov.uk/schooluniformgrant 📧 schooluniformgrant@swansea.gov.uk

Well done to our Year 11 picking up their GCSE results today. Da iawn!

All London buses now tracking for 11 pm

Latest ETAs, Legoland 10 pm, Alton Towers 10 pm, all London buses 10.30 pm

Updated ETAs - West Mids 7.45 pm, Around the Grounds 10.45 pm

All trips now heading home, London trips eta 10 pm, legoland 9.30 pm, West Midlands 7.45 pm, around the grounds 10.00 pm, Alton towers 10.15 pm. All depending on traffic!

Leaving Legoland now after a great day :-)