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Penglais School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Waunfawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AW · penglais.org.uk · 01970 624811
On the mapSearch near SY23 3AW
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected May 2022
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,120
- Local authority
- Ceredigion
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 8.7%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 1.4%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 20.1%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 354.3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354.3 | 354.3 | 377.5 | ||
| 40.4 | 38.6 | 41.8 | ||
| 40.0 | 36.0 | 40.6 | ||
| 37.6 | 35.8 | 40.5 | ||
| 38.3 | 29.0 | 38.8 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in May 2022. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · May 2022
- Increase the opportunities for pupils to develop their Welsh language skills
- Strengthen the safeguarding culture of the school by communicating clearly with all pupils and parents how incidents of behaviour and alleged bullying are… Full report
- Improve cross-curricular provision to develop pupils' digital skills
- Address the health and safety concerns shared with the school during the inspection
All reports
- Jul 2025Interim visit letter
- May 2022Inspection reportLast full
- Mar 2019Monitoring visit
- Dec 2017Monitoring visit
- Jan 2014Inspection report