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Crickhowell High School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
New Road, Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1AW · crickhowell-hs.powys.sch.uk · 01873 813500
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected April 2026
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 942
- Local authority
- Powys
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 4.9%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 6.7%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 3.1%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 10.8%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 400.8 (Wales: 354.3).
Welsh Government’s interim Key Stage 4 measures for Year 11 (points scores), from My Local School, and never set beside England’s.
Capped 9
| 2024/25 · points | Trend | School | Wales | Similar schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400.8 | 354.3 | 416.6 | ||
| 44.1 | 38.6 | 46.2 | ||
| 42.5 | 36.0 | 44.9 | ||
| 40.2 | 35.8 | 44.9 | ||
| 46.9 | 29.0 | 18.0 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in April 2026. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · April 2026
- Develop self-evaluation and improvement planning so that they focus more precisely on the impact of provision on pupils' progress and well-being.
- Improve teaching to ensure that expectations are always sufficiently high and that all pupils receive appropriate challenge.
- Improve attendance.
- Strengthen the provision for developing pupils' literacy and numeracy skills in relevant subjects across the curriculum.
- Ensure that pupils have access to the full range of learning experiences until the end of Year 9.
- Ensure robust management and monitoring of the budget.
All reports
- Apr 2026Inspection reportLast full
- Apr 2026Summary for parents and carers
Apr 2018Inspection report4 recommendations
- Reduce the variation in the quality of teaching and assessment, including in relation to the provision for literacy
- Improve outcomes for the most able pupils
- Improve the quality and consistency of middle leadership
- Work to eliminate the deficit budget
- Sept 2012Inspection report