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Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School
All-through · Ages 3–16 · Middle school (ages 3-16)
Secondary Campus, Gwaunfarren Road, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN · 01685 351870
On the mapSearch near CF47 9AN
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected June 2025
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 989
- Local authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Voluntary aided
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 2.5%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 14.5%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 35.4%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 406.2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406.2 | 354.3 | 354.1 | ||
| 44.8 | 38.6 | 37.5 | ||
| 42.4 | 36.0 | 34.2 | ||
| 42.6 | 35.8 | 34.5 | ||
| 0.0 | 29.0 | 27.8 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in June 2025. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
- Previous inspection
- None other
Recommendations · June 2025
- Implement a coherent leadership structure in order to drive school improvement effectively
- Strengthen resource management
- Improve attendance
- Improve the quality and consistency of feedback to ensure that pupils make the progress of which they are capable, particularly in writing
All reports
- Jun 2025Inspection reportLast full
- Jun 2025Summary for parents and carers