Elfed High SchoolCastell Alun High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Elfed High School and Castell Alun High School are secondary schools.
Elfed High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Castell Alun High School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Elfed High School is ahead on our composite score.
Elfed High School was judged the expected standard and Castell Alun High School was judged the expected standard.
On the interim Capped 9 score, the latest published figures are 381.3 for Elfed High School and 383.3 for Castell Alun High School.
The interim Capped 9 score has fallen at Elfed High School (401.2 in 2022-23, 381.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Castell Alun High School (384.7 in 2022-23, 383.3 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 | BuckleyElfed High School | FlintshireCastell Alun High School | Wales average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 11 in Flintshire Stronger figure | 2nd of 11 in Flintshire | |
| Inspection | Estyn: Not in follow-up | Estyn: Not in follow-up | |
| School type | Welsh establishment | Welsh establishment | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Gender | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Pupils on roll | 901 | 1,283 | |
| Capacity | Not published | Not published | |
| Location | Buckley, CH7 3HQ | Flintshire, LL12 9PY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Capped 9 score | 381.3 | 383.3 Stronger figure | 354.3 |
| Literacy points | 39.5 | 42.2 Stronger figure | 38.6 |
| Numeracy points | 38.7 | 41.3 Stronger figure | 36.0 |
| Science points | 38.8 | 41.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| Welsh Bacc points | 35.0 | 42.4 Stronger figure | 29.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 845 | 1,040 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.8% | 12.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.5% | 1.1% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.0% | 8.0% Stronger figure | 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: Elfed High School · Castell Alun High School