Cowbridge Comprehensive SchoolYsgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cowbridge Comprehensive School and Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg are middle school schools.
Cowbridge Comprehensive School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg is ahead on our composite score.
Cowbridge Comprehensive School was judged the expected standard and Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg was judged the expected standard.
On the interim Capped 9 score, the latest published figures are 427.5 for Cowbridge Comprehensive School and 386.8 for Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg.
The interim Capped 9 score has held broadly level at Cowbridge Comprehensive School (434.0 in 2022-23, 427.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg (406.2 in 2022-23, 386.8 in 2024-25).
Wales publishes no school-level capacity figures, and Estyn has issued no summative inspection grades since September 2022, so those rows read as unavailable rather than empty.
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CowbridgeCowbridge Comprehensive School | BarryYsgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg | Wales average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 8 in Vale of Glamorgan | 1st of 8 in Vale of Glamorgan Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Estyn: Not in follow-up | Estyn: Not in follow-up | |
| School type | Welsh establishment | Welsh establishment | |
| Phase | Middle school | Middle school | |
| Gender | Not applicable | Not reported | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,559 | 1,431 | |
| Capacity | Not published | Not published | |
| Location | Cowbridge, CF71 7EN | Barry, CF62 8YU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Capped 9 score | 427.5 Stronger figure | 386.8 | 354.3 |
| Literacy points | 47.4 Stronger figure | 45.6 | 38.6 |
| Numeracy points | 47.2 Stronger figure | 41.1 | 36.0 |
| Science points | 46.6 Stronger figure | 42.6 | 35.8 |
| Welsh Bacc points | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,240 | 1,130 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.2% | 10.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 3.8% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 7.3% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the Wales average.
KS4: interim Capped 9 score
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Full profiles: Cowbridge Comprehensive School · Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg