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Cathays High School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Crown Way, Cathays, Cardiff CF14 3XG · cathayshigh.co.uk · 029 2054 4400
On the mapSearch near CF14 3XG
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected May 2022
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,247
- Local authority
- Cardiff
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 7.1%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 22.9%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 83.9%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 378.5 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378.5 | 354.3 | 332.9 | ||
| 40.3 | 38.6 | 35.0 | ||
| 40.5 | 36.0 | 31.8 | ||
| 37.9 | 35.8 | 31.0 | ||
| 43.3 | 29.0 | 28.2 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in May 2022. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · May 2022
- Strengthen the provision for personal and social education in Year 11
All reports
- Jun 2025Interim visit letter
- May 2022Inspection reportLast full
- Feb 2013Inspection report