the new colour red. Progress continues on completing the refurbishment of the exterior of phase 2. Bishop Hedley has also recently improved phase 1 main hall. Recent school report Estyn inspected Bishop Hedley in November 2007 and said "The school has many good features, of which some are outstanding." Religious education is inspected separately but at the same time. This was another positive report which said "The Catholicity of the school pervades all that goes on and provides a rich environment where pupils excel academically and grow spiritually. The school is highly effective in promoting Catholic values." It also said that "pupils at Key Stage 4 achieve high standards". The report from Estyn in 2018 judged that standards, wellbeing and attitudes to learning and also care support and guidance were excellent, while teaching and learning experiences and also leadership and management were good. 40th anniversary Bishop Hedley High School celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008. The culmination of various celebrations was a mass held on Tuesday 24 June 2008. In the afternoon, Father Mike Evans led a mass for the pupils, while in the evening Archbishop Peter Smith led the celebrations. Pupils, staff, parish priests, parishioners, councillors, representatives of officers from Merthyr County Borough Council, representatives of our partnerships with external organisations and past pupils celebrated the mass with the Archbishop. Music for the mass was composed by Mr. Peter Lewis, Head of Music and a tapestry was displayed which had been created by Mrs. A. Richards, Mrs. G. Jones and Year 8 pupils. During the mass, pupils sang and the bidding prayers were read in the different languages of the school community – Polish, Portuguese, Filipino, Welsh and English. The orchestra accompanied all the hymns. At the end of the mass the Archbishop blessed all the crosses from the classrooms in the school. He also blessed the large cross in the Main Hall, formed from individual ceramic tiles joined to form one large cross, which was created by the ceramicist Christine Chivers and current students. Community and charity events Bishop Hedley High School is a primary location for the 3G's community group. Yearly, there is also an annual OAP party for the residents in the local area. The School also has a Charity Day every term in the school year. The last charity day raised over £1,100 for three charities – the Mayor's appeal, Breast cancer care and to