title: Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr
text: # Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr
  
  51°29′53″N 3°14′53″W﻿ / ﻿51.498°N 3.248°W﻿ / 51.498; -3.248
  
  Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr is a Welsh-medium comprehensive secondary school in Cardiff. It opened in September 1998 as the second school of its kind in Cardiff. Its buildings had formerly belonged to Waterhall Secondary Modern School and more recently formed Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf's Lower School. The current headteacher is Dr Rhodri Thomas.
  
  ## Catchment area and demography
  
  The school serves a wide area of western Cardiff that includes Culverhouse Cross, Ely, Caerau, Grangetown, Butetown, Riverside (including Pontcanna), Canton, Fairwater (including Pentrebane), Llandaff, Radyr, Creigiau, Pentyrch, and Gwaelod-y-Garth.
  
  In 2022, 46.5% of pupils speak Welsh at home.
  
  In 2013, 9% of the pupils were recorded as having an ethnic background other than 'White-British'.
  
  ## Notable former pupils
  
  * Ben Cabango Professional footballer for Swansea City A.F.C and Wales international
  * Catrin Stewart Welsh actress
  
  ## Teaching awards
  
  Two of the school's teachers have been awarded Teaching Awards. Mrs Meinir Rees became the Wales SEN Teacher of the Year in 2005, and later that year became the UK SEN Teacher of the Year. The following year, Mr Geraint Rees became the Wales Secondary Headteacher of the Year and was runner up for the UK version of the Award.
  
  