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Maesteg Comprehensive School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Ffordd Dysgu, Maesteg, Bridgend CF34 0LQ · 01656 815950
On the mapSearch near CF34 0LQ
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected January 2019
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,058
- Local authority
- Bridgend
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 34.6%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 9.9%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 1.7%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 4.3%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 365.0 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365.0 | 354.3 | 332.9 | ||
| 36.2 | 38.6 | 35.0 | ||
| 32.5 | 36.0 | 31.8 | ||
| 34.4 | 35.8 | 31.0 | ||
| 36.7 | 29.0 | 28.2 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in January 2019. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards adequate and needs improvement; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning adequate and needs improvement; Teaching and learning experiences adequate and needs improvement; Care, support and guidance good; Leadership and management adequate and needs improvement.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Adequate |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Adequate |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Adequate |
| Care, support and guidance | Good |
| Leadership and management | Adequate |
Recommendations · January 2019
- Improve standards and the progress that pupils make in lessons in developing their knowledge, understanding and skills.
- Improve pupils' resilience and independence in learning.
- Improve the effectiveness of teaching.
- Ensure that middle leaders are held fully accountable for raising standards and improving the effectiveness of teaching in their areas of responsibility.
All reports
- Nov 2025Interim visit letter
- Feb 2021Outcome of Estyn review
- Jan 2019Inspection reportLast full
- Nov 2012Inspection report