Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen is a large English-medium comprehensive school serving the Garw and Ogmore valleys.

The new building, designed by Scott Brownrigg and constructed by Leadbitter won the BREEAM Outstanding award in 2013.

[4] The school was the first in Wales to issue all of its students with an iPad Mini[5] as educational tools, designed to inspire creativity and aid hands on learning.

Estyn has given Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen an overall performance rating of Unsatisfactory.

[6] For 2017, Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen was placed in the Amber support category by the Welsh Government.