Brecon High School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
C55
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Powys, LD3 9SR
- Distance
- 15.0km away
Gwernyfed High School
Three Cocks, Brecon, Powys, LD3 0SG
Local ranking4th of 11 secondary schools in Powys
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Secondary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Latest data: 2025 GCSEs · Estyn inspection 22 March 2020. Figures last updated .
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 412.6 Wales354.3·Powys369.4
- Literacy points score
- 45.7 Wales38.6·Powys40.2
- Numeracy points score
- 40.4 Wales36.0·Powys37.7
- Science points score
- 42.8 Wales35.8·Powys37.6
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 45.6 Wales29.0·Powys39.2
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
- 455
- SEND
- 7.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.5%
- SEN Support
- 7.7%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% Wales7.3%·Powys6.9%
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
Loading chart
- White British: 98.0%
- White Other: 2.0%
98.0%
White British
2.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Three Cocks
Powys, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401732
- UKPRN
- 10008789
- Establishment No.
- 4023
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- Type
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- Type
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- Phase
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