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Porthcawl Comprehensive School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
52 Park Avenue, Porthcawl, Bridgend CF36 3ES · porthcawlschool.co.uk · 01656 774100
On the mapSearch near CF36 3ES
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected February 2020
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,185
- Local authority
- Bridgend
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 13%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 3.4%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 1.1%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 6%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 387.5 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387.5 | 354.3 | 377.5 | ||
| 44.7 | 38.6 | 41.8 | ||
| 41.3 | 36.0 | 40.6 | ||
| 42.4 | 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 February 2020. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards good; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning good; Teaching and learning experiences good; Care, support and guidance excellent; Leadership and management good.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Good |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Good |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Good |
| Care, support and guidance | Excellent |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Recommendations · February 2020
- Reduce the variation in the quality of teaching and assessment, in particular with regards to the development of pupils' literacy skills across the curriculum
- Widen the opportunities for pupils to develop their Welsh language skills
- Sharpen self-evaluation and improvement planning so that processes focus consistently on the impact of teaching on learning
All reports
- Nov 2024Interim visit letter
- Feb 2020Inspection reportLast full
- Oct 2013Inspection report