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Brynmawr Foundation School
Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Secondary school
Rhydw, Intermediate Road, Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent NP23 4XT · brynmawrschool.co.uk · 01495 310527
On the mapSearch near NP23 4XT
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected October 2019
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 569
- Local authority
- Blaenau Gwent
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Foundation
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 22%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 4.7%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 2.5%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 8.4%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 346.1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346.1 | 354.3 | 355.7 | ||
| 39.3 | 38.6 | 37.1 | ||
| 32.9 | 36.0 | 34.5 | ||
| 35.5 | 35.8 | 35.3 | ||
| 25.7 | 29.0 | 20.0 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in October 2019. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement; Teaching and learning experiences unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement; Care, support and guidance adequate and needs improvement; Leadership and management unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Unsatisfactory |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Unsatisfactory |
| Care, support and guidance | Adequate |
| Leadership and management | Unsatisfactory |
Recommendations · October 2019
- Improve pupils' standards across the school, including their literacy and numeracy skills
- Improve pupils' behaviour and their attitudes to learning
- Improve the effectiveness of teaching to motivate, engage and challenge pupils to make good progress in lessons
- Strengthen leadership at all levels to improve leaders' ability to identify areas for development and to plan effectively for improvement
All reports
- Oct 2025Interim visit letter
- Nov 2023Monitoring visit
- Oct 2019Inspection reportLast full
- Nov 2016Monitoring visit
- Dec 2013Inspection report