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The John Frost School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Lighthouse Road,, Duffryn, Newport NP10 8YD · thejohnfrostschool.co.uk · 01633 654100
On the mapSearch near NP10 8YD
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected March 2020
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,405
- Local authority
- Newport
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 9%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 12.7%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 44.3%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 362.8 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362.8 | 354.3 | 354.1 | ||
| 40.4 | 38.6 | 37.5 | ||
| 36.1 | 36.0 | 34.2 | ||
| 37.0 | 35.8 | 34.5 | ||
| 36.4 | 29.0 | 27.8 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in March 2020. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards adequate and needs improvement; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning good; Teaching and learning experiences adequate and needs improvement; Care, support and guidance good; Leadership and management good.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Adequate |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Good |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Adequate |
| Care, support and guidance | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Recommendations · March 2020
- Improve pupils' standards, particularly their speaking, writing and information and communication technology skills
- Improve teaching and assessment
- Strengthen the work of the school council
- Improve the effectiveness of a minority of middle leaders
- Ensure that reports to parents meet statutory requirements
All reports
- May 2025Interim visit letter
- Mar 2020Inspection reportLast full