A mass celebrated by Archbishop George Stack, attended by governors, parents, pupils and staff (both existing and former) along with invited dignitaries marked the occasion.

In recent years the school has undergone a significant amount of change which has led to rapid improvements, courtesy the hard work of all staff.

The spring of 2009 was particularly challenging for the school when it was identified for closure as part of the local authority reorganisation plan.

This represents a remarkable standard of improvement from 2009 when the examination results saw only 23% of children achieve 5 A*-C grades and 9% including English and mathematics.

[2] A school described by former Education Minister, Leighton Andrews as "one of the most improved in Wales" has also attracted praise from Estyn by featuring in a number of best practice thematic reports.