Llanrumney High School
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Llanrumney High School is an English
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 medium co-educational, community secondary school in the Llanrumney
Llanrumney
Llanrumney is a district and suburb in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:The land where modern Llanrumney stands was left to Keynsham Abbey by the Lord of Glamorgan after the Norman Conquest...

 area of Cardiff
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, Wales
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.

The school serves the communities of Llanrumney
Llanrumney
Llanrumney is a district and suburb in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:The land where modern Llanrumney stands was left to Keynsham Abbey by the Lord of Glamorgan after the Norman Conquest...

, Pentwyn
Pentwyn
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 and St Mellons
St Mellons
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 on the eastern side of Cardiff and was opened in the 1950s alongside Rumney High School
Rumney High School
Rumney High School is an English medium co-educational, community school in the Rumney area of Cardiff, Wales. The school serves the communities of Rumney, Trowbridge and St Mellons on the eastern side of Cardiff and was opened in the 1950s alongside Llanrumney High School...

. It is a mixed sex school with 647 children aged 11–16 attending during the Estyn
Estyn
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 school inspection in 2006, showing a significant reduction compared to 774 in 2000. 4% came from ethnic minority backgrounds.

The school motto is "Educating for life".

Closure

A proposal to close Llanrumney High School and Rumney High School
Rumney High School
Rumney High School is an English medium co-educational, community school in the Rumney area of Cardiff, Wales. The school serves the communities of Rumney, Trowbridge and St Mellons on the eastern side of Cardiff and was opened in the 1950s alongside Llanrumney High School...

 was published by Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council
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 on 20 March 2009. A total of 1257 objections were registered during the objection period to the 20 May 2009. The proposal is due to be implemented by September 2012.

Reasons cited include the fact that both of the schools are old and falling into a state of disrepair, the intention is to build a new high school on the Rumney Recreation Ground with some of the playing fields at the existing Llanrumney High School site being retained whilst the rest of the site is sold off along with Rumney High School being sold off. The proposed new school would form a partnership with Cardiff High School
Cardiff High School
Cardiff High School is a comprehensive school in the Cyncoed area of Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff High School is two miles from the city centre, serving a neighbourhood of privately-owned houses. According to the 2007 ESTYN Report, "Cardiff High School is a very good school with many outstanding...

 and Willows High School
Willows High School
Willows High School is a secondary school located in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff, Wales. It's an English medium community school which caters for children aged 11 to 16. As of September 2011, the New Headmaster is Joy Ballard....

, with pupils entering further education at Coleg Glan Hafren
Coleg Glan Hafren
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, or elsewhere in the city where appropriate.

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