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Heolddu Comprehensive School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Mountain Road, Bargoed, Caerphilly CF81 8XL · 01443 875531
On the mapSearch near CF81 8XL
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected May 2026
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 724
- Local authority
- Caerphilly
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 6.4%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- Too few to publish
- StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 3.2%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 362.1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362.1 | 354.3 | 354.1 | ||
| 37.6 | 38.6 | 37.5 | ||
| 34.3 | 36.0 | 34.2 | ||
| 32.2 | 35.8 | 34.5 | ||
| 39.6 | 29.0 | 27.8 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in May 2026. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · May 2026
- Refine improvement planning to address the few areas for development identified in this inspection.
- Continue to refine provision to support the progressive development of pupils' skills across the curriculum.
All reports
- May 2026Inspection reportLast full
- May 2026Summary for parents and carers
- Nov 2019Outcome of Estyn review
May 2018Inspection report4 recommendations
- Raise standards, particularly at key stage 4
- Improve provision for the development of pupils' literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology skills, especially their writing
- Improve the quality of teaching and the effectiveness of assessment
- Work to reduce the deficit budget
- Jun 2015Monitoring visit
- Nov 2012Monitoring visit
- Sept 2011Inspection report