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Ysgol Bae Baglan
All-through · Ages 3–16 · Middle school (ages 3-16)
SEAWAY PARADE, Sandfields, PORT TALBOT SA12 7BL · 01639 508540
On the mapSearch near SA12 7BL
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected November 2018
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,383
- Local authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 30.9%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 22.1%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 1.9%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 7%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 304.9 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304.9 | 354.3 | 332.9 | ||
| 33.3 | 38.6 | 35.0 | ||
| 30.0 | 36.0 | 31.8 | ||
| 32.4 | 35.8 | 31.0 | ||
| 28.0 | 29.0 | 28.2 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in November 2018. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards adequate and needs improvement; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning good; Teaching and learning experiences good; Care, support and guidance good; Leadership and management good.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Adequate |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Good |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Good |
| Care, support and guidance | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Recommendations · November 2018
- Improve standards of pupils' literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills across the school
- Improve the impact of feedback and assessment on helping pupils to improve their work.
- Ensure that the self-evaluation and improvement processes focus more precisely on pupils' learning across the school
- Improve opportunities for pupils' use of the Welsh language outside of Welsh lessons
All reports
- Feb 2025Interim visit letter
- Nov 2018Inspection reportLast full