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Birchwood School
All-through · Independent school
27 Pendwyallt Road, Coryton, Cardiff CF14 7EF · 029 2054 4290
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Overview
- Estyn
- Does not meet the standards
- Follow-up category · last inspected December 2025
- Local authority
- Cardiff
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Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. The school does not meet the requirements of the Independent Schools Standards (Wales) 2024. Inspectors will revisit the school regularly to evaluate progress. Its last full inspection was in December 2025. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Does not meet the standardsEstyn page
Recommendations · December 2025
- Comply fully with the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024
- Refine and embed systems and processes to evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of the work of the school
- Develop and embed appropriate learning pathways to meet the full range of pupils' additional learning needs
- Ensure that learning activities enable pupils to make the progress of which they are capable
All reports
- Dec 2025Inspection reportLast full
- Dec 2025Summary for parents and carers
- Feb 2024Monitoring visit
- Mar 2023Monitoring visit
- Jan 2022Inspection report
Jan 2020Inspection report4 recommendations
- Ensure that teacher's planning meets the communication needs of all pupils
- Review the role and responsibilities of care staff in education
- Further develop professional learning opportunities for all staff
- Improve the acoustics in the building
- Oct 2018Monitoring visit
- Sept 2017Monitoring visit
- Jan 2016Monitoring visit
- Feb 2014Monitoring visit
- Feb 2013Inspection report