Coordinates: 51°40′27″N 3°11′07″W / 51.674255°N 3.185402°W Oakdale Comprehensive School is a comprehensive school located in the village of Oakdale in Caerphilly county Wales. It has a total enrollment of about 800 pupils aged 11 to 16. Sixth-form provision is at Coleg Gwent in Crosskeys and Ystrad Mynach College.
The school opened in 1968 as a Secondary Modern School catering for 350 pupils.
Information Technology training at Oakdale Comprehensive was commended by the Secretary of State for Wales, Paul Murphy at Welsh questions in the House of Commons in March 2009. [1]
Famous pupils
- Joe Calzaghe - World super-middleweight boxing champion
- Nicky Wire, James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Richey James Edwards - of the rock band Manic Street Preachers
- Matthew Watkins - Newport Gwent Dragons and Wales centre
- Steve Strange - Singer
- Patrick Jones - Poet
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