sentences:  It was formed in 1970 as a result of the merger of the Alun Grammar School and the Daniel Owen Secondary Modern School.Some of the school's present buildings (Daniel Owen Building) date from 1938, the remainder being opened on the formation of the current comprehensive or built in the years since.In 1989 the roll stood at 1432 and by 2009 it was 1762 students with over 550 students in the Sixth Form and over 120 teachers.