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Ysgol Nantgwyn
All-through · Ages 3–16 · Middle school (ages 3-16)
Llewellyn Street, Penygraig, Tonypandy CF40 1HQ · 01443 436171
On the mapSearch near CF40 1HQ
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected April 2023
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,048
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 26.8%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 5%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0.8%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 5.1%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 367.0 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367.0 | 354.3 | 355.7 | ||
| 34.4 | 38.6 | 37.1 | ||
| 32.6 | 36.0 | 34.5 | ||
| 31.9 | 35.8 | 35.3 | ||
| 40.2 | 29.0 | 20.0 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in April 2023. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · April 2023
- Ensure that teachers' assessment and feedback are consistently effective and lead to improvements in the quality of pupils' work
- Improve attendance, especially that of specific groups of pupils
- Sharpen evaluation and improvement processes so that they focus on the impact of the school's provision on pupils' learning
- Continue to strengthen opportunities for pupils to develop their numeracy skills in relevant areas across the curriculum
All reports
- Jun 2025Interim visit letter
- Apr 2023Inspection reportLast full
- Apr 2023Summary for parents and carers