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Mountain Ash Comprehensive School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
New Road, Mountain Ash CF45 4DG · 01443 479199
On the mapSearch near CF45 4DG
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected November 2018
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 909
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 7.4%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0.9%
- 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: 355.0 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355.0 | 354.3 | 354.1 | ||
| 37.2 | 38.6 | 37.5 | ||
| 33.2 | 36.0 | 34.2 | ||
| 34.4 | 35.8 | 34.5 | ||
| 38.1 | 29.0 | 27.8 |
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 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 · November 2018
- Improve the progress that all pupils make in lessons, including in the development of their literacy and numeracy skills
- Improve pupils' resilience in learning, and their behaviour in lessons and around the school
- Improve the quality of teaching
- Improve the quality and impact of self-evaluation and improvement planning
- Improve communication and engagement with parents
- Manage finances robustly to address the budget deficit
All reports
- Feb 2026Interim visit letter
- Mar 2021Outcome of Estyn review
- Nov 2018Inspection reportLast full
- Jun 2013Monitoring visit
- Feb 2012Inspection report