Pencoedtre High School
Estyn: Special measures
Score
F26
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Barry, CF62 9YQ
- Distance
- 1.8km away
St Richard Gwyn R.C. High School
Argae Lane, Barry, CF63 1BL
Local ranking6th of 8 secondary schools in Vale of Glamorgan
Estyn: Significant Improvement
Secondary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Latest data: 2025 GCSEs · Estyn inspection 22 July 2025. Figures last updated .
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 394.7 Wales354.3·Vale366.8
- Literacy points score
- 42.2 Wales38.6·Vale41.0
- Numeracy points score
- 36.1 Wales36.0·Vale38.2
- Science points score
- 38.7 Wales35.8·Vale38.0
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 38.9 Wales29.0·Vale16.6
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
- 840
- SEND
- 7.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.3%
- EAL
- 4.9%
- SEN Support
- 7.5%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.9% Wales7.3%·Vale10.9%
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
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 75.8%
- Asian Indian: 6.8%
- White Other: 3.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.1%
- Mixed Other: 3.1%
- Black African: 2.5%
- Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
75.8%
White British
6.8%
Asian Indian
3.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Argae Lane
Barry, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401803
- UKPRN
- 10013793
- Establishment No.
- 4612
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