Christ the Word School
Estyn: Special measures
Score
F26
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Middle school
- Location
- Rhyl, LL18 2EU
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Rhyl High School
Grange Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 4BY
Local ranking5th of 8 secondary schools in Denbighshire
Estyn: Significant Improvement
Secondary
Phase
1682
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Latest data: 2025 GCSEs · Estyn inspection 8 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 342.3 Wales354.3·Denbighshire330.8
- Literacy points score
- 34.2 Wales38.6·Denbighshire35.8
- Numeracy points score
- 29.6 Wales36.0·Denbighshire33.0
- Science points score
- 29.2 Wales35.8·Denbighshire32.7
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 26.5 Wales29.0·Denbighshire29.2
Welsh Government interim KS4 measures, from My Local School. Points scores are averages across the cohort and are not comparable with England's Attainment 8.
Pupil Demographics
2025-26- Total Pupils
- 1155
- Capacity
- 1682 (69% full)
- SEND
- 8.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.8%
- EAL
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 8.8%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.2% Wales7.3%·Denbighshire12.4%
Attendance from My Local School (Welsh Government). Wales does not publish per-school persistent absence.
School Information
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.9%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
93.9%
White British
2.2%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Grange Road
Denbighshire, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401691
- UKPRN
- 10008835
- Establishment No.
- 4003
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Estyn: Not in follow-up
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- Type
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- Phase
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- Location
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- Phase
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- Location
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Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
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- Type
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- Phase
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- Location
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