It was founded in 1969 as Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera (Ystalyfera Secondary School), on the site of the former Ystalyfera Grammar School.[2]
In 2017 the school merged with Ysgol Gynradd y Wern primary school to form an all-age school for ages three to eighteen.[3] In September 2018 the Bro Dur ('Steel Land') campus opened in Port Talbot,[4] which operates alongside the primary and secondary school campuses in Ystalyfera.[5] A second Welsh-medium comprehensive campus named Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Dur was opened, it is also referred to as Ystalyfera South.
Notable alumni
Notable former pupils of Ystalyfera Grammar School and Ysgol Ystalyfera include: