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Whitchurch High School
Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Secondary school
Penlline Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 2XJ · whitchurchhs.com · 029 2062 9700
On the mapSearch near CF14 2XJ
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected December 2023
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 2,459
- Local authority
- Cardiff
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Foundation
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 8.8%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 3%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 22.6%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 374.0 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374.0 | 354.3 | 375.9 | ||
| 42.8 | 38.6 | 41.1 | ||
| 39.8 | 36.0 | 38.2 | ||
| 42.6 | 35.8 | 39.6 | ||
| 0.0 | 29.0 | 28.5 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in December 2023. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · December 2023
- Continue to work with the local authority to address the health and safety concerns discussed during the inspection week
- Sharpen self-evaluation processes and planning for improvement to focus precisely on the areas that require improvement
- Improve the quality of teaching and use of assessment to meet the needs of all pupils
- Strengthen the provision for and co-ordination of the progressive development of pupils' skills
All reports
- Jul 2025Outcome of Estyn review
- Dec 2023Inspection reportLast full
- Dec 2023Summary for parents and carers
- Nov 2017Outcome of Estyn review
- Jan 2016Inspection report