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St Cyres Comprehensive School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
St Cyres Road, Penarth, The Vale of Glamorgan CF64 2XP · stcyres.org · 029 2070 8708
On the mapSearch near CF64 2XP
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected January 2020
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,226
- Local authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 8.1%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 9.7%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 26.4%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 377.7 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377.7 | 354.3 | 365.5 | ||
| 41.8 | 38.6 | 40.6 | ||
| 38.7 | 36.0 | 37.8 | ||
| 39.1 | 35.8 | 37.9 | ||
| 40.9 | 29.0 | 26.3 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in January 2020. 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 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 | Good |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Adequate |
| Care, support and guidance | Good |
| Leadership and management | Adequate |
Recommendations · January 2020
- Raise standards including pupils' literacy and numeracy skills
- Improve teaching and assessment
- Improve leadership at all levels including the precision of self-evaluation and improvement planning
- Improve provision for and standards in Welsh
All reports
- Dec 2021Outcome of Estyn review
- Jan 2020Inspection reportLast full
- Oct 2014Monitoring visit
- May 2013Inspection report