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Islwyn High School
Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Secondary school
Waterloo, Oakdale, Blackwood NP12 0NU · islwynhigh.org · 01495 233600
On the mapSearch near NP12 0NU
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected October 2018
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,047
- Local authority
- Caerphilly
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 10.2%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0.8%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 4.5%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 363.4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363.4 | 354.3 | 375.9 | ||
| 38.3 | 38.6 | 41.1 | ||
| 35.3 | 36.0 | 38.2 | ||
| 37.5 | 35.8 | 39.6 | ||
| 38.0 | 29.0 | 28.5 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in October 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 good; Care, support and guidance adequate and needs improvement; Leadership and management adequate and needs improvement.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Adequate |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Adequate |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Good |
| Care, support and guidance | Adequate |
| Leadership and management | Adequate |
Recommendations · October 2018
- Raise standards, particularly at key stage 4
- Improve attendance
- Address the safeguarding concerns identified during the inspection
- Improve the quality of self-evaluation and improvement planning
All reports
- Dec 2021Outcome of Estyn review
- Oct 2018Inspection reportLast full