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Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Llanedeyrn Road, Penylan, Cardiff CF23 9DT · ysgolbroedern.org.uk · 029 2048 9445
On the mapSearch near CF23 9DT
Overview
- Estyn
- Special Measures
- Follow-up category · last inspected May 2025
- Pupils
- 935
- Local authority
- Cardiff
- Language
- Welsh medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 4%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0.6%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 13.6%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 366.3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366.3 | 354.3 | 366.3 | ||
| 41.5 | 38.6 | 41.9 | ||
| 37.6 | 36.0 | 36.4 | ||
| 38.6 | 35.8 | 37.0 | ||
| 31.7 | 29.0 | 38.0 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: special measures. Its last full inspection was in May 2025. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Special MeasuresEstyn page
Recommendations · May 2025
- Improve strategic leadership and accountability at all levels, including the quality of self-evaluation and planning for improvement
- Ensure that governors offer an appropriate challenge to leaders
- Strengthen the quality of teaching
- Strengthen pupils' literacy skills and their willingness to use the Welsh language
- Improve attendance and punctuality to lessons
All reports
- May 2025Inspection reportLast full
- May 2025Summary for parents and carers
Nov 2017Inspection report2 recommendations
- Improve standards in key stage 4
- Develop the role of the governing body and other stakeholders to act as critical friends