It has around 1,000 pupils from the Penyrheol, Gorseinon, and Loughor areas.

It serves Gorseinon, Loughor, Penyrheol, Kingsbridge and Garden Village.

It was formerly administered by West Glamorgan County Council (based in Swansea).

Thirty years later, much the same thing would happen again and a similar financial shortfall in the cost from what was available from insurance cover.

The school has a new £9.9 million building which was opened 4 September 2009, Designed by Stride Treglown and built by Carillion, and includes a sprinkler system and more CCTV.