Markham, Wales
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Markham is a small village
in the South Wales Valleys
in Caerphilly County Borough, close to Blackwood.
The village has a primary school, Markham Primary School, which is a feeder school of Pontllanfraith
Comprehensive School
, although some pupils move on to Blackwood Comprehensive School.
Markham RFC currently are in WRU Swalec League Six East and have won the Cyrus Davies Cup three times in the last four years. They have also been semi-finalists of the Worthington District's Cup three times losing to Trefil, Caerleon and Bryncethin on those occasions.
The old name for Markham Primary was Markham Infants, Markham Jnr and Markham Senior Mixed. This was an all age school serving the village, where pupils started school at 5 years of age and continued until 15. Pupils took the old 11 plus exam for entry to grammar school
or the entry exam for 'Technical School' at 12/13 years of age. It changed in the early sixties and became a feeder for the comprehensive school
s at Blackwood and Pontllanfraith.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the South Wales Valleys
South Wales Valleys
The South Wales Valleys are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales, stretching from eastern Carmarthenshire in the west to western Monmouthshire in the east and from the Heads of the Valleys in the north to the lower-lying, pastoral country of the Vale of Glamorgan and the coastal plain...
in Caerphilly County Borough, close to Blackwood.
The village has a primary school, Markham Primary School, which is a feeder school of Pontllanfraith
Pontllanfraith
Pontllanfraith is a large village located in the Sirhowy Valley in Caerphilly county borough, south Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is situated adjacent to the town of Blackwood, with the Sirhowy River passing through both locations...
Comprehensive School
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
, although some pupils move on to Blackwood Comprehensive School.
Markham RFC currently are in WRU Swalec League Six East and have won the Cyrus Davies Cup three times in the last four years. They have also been semi-finalists of the Worthington District's Cup three times losing to Trefil, Caerleon and Bryncethin on those occasions.
The old name for Markham Primary was Markham Infants, Markham Jnr and Markham Senior Mixed. This was an all age school serving the village, where pupils started school at 5 years of age and continued until 15. Pupils took the old 11 plus exam for entry to grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
or the entry exam for 'Technical School' at 12/13 years of age. It changed in the early sixties and became a feeder for the comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
s at Blackwood and Pontllanfraith.