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St John Baptist CIW High School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Glan Road, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8BW · 01685 875414
On the mapSearch near CF44 8BW
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected January 2020
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 946
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 12.6%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 3.6%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 1.1%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 6.5%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 392.1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392.1 | 354.3 | 375.9 | ||
| 43.5 | 38.6 | 41.1 | ||
| 41.2 | 36.0 | 38.2 | ||
| 40.8 | 35.8 | 39.6 | ||
| 46.6 | 29.0 | 28.5 |
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 good; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning excellent; Teaching and learning experiences good; Care, support and guidance excellent; Leadership and management good.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Good |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Excellent |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Good |
| Care, support and guidance | Excellent |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Recommendations · January 2020
- Raise standards and progress in pupils' literacy and numeracy skills, particularly the minority who continue to make basic errors in their writing and have… Full report
- Strengthen the teaching in a minority of lessons and improve the impact of feedback.
All reports
- Jan 2025Interim visit letter
- Jan 2020Inspection reportLast full