Afon Taf High School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
C58
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4ED
- Distance
- 3.9km away
Mountain Ash Comprehensive School
New Road, Mountain Ash, CF45 4DG
Local ranking16th of 17 secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Secondary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Latest data: 2025 GCSEs · Estyn inspection 22 November 2018. Figures last updated .
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 355.0 Wales354.3·Rhondda370.9
- Literacy points score
- 37.2 Wales38.6·Rhondda38.4
- Numeracy points score
- 33.2 Wales36.0·Rhondda36.0
- Science points score
- 34.4 Wales35.8·Rhondda35.8
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 38.1 Wales29.0·Rhondda24.5
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
- 815
- SEND
- 7.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 32.5%
- EAL
- 0.9%
- SEN Support
- 7.4%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 15.2% Wales7.3%·Rhondda12.0%
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: 96.1%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
96.1%
White British
2.2%
White Other
0.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
New Road
Mountain Ash, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401809
- UKPRN
- 10008810
- Establishment No.
- 4053
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Aberdare Community School
Estyn: In follow-up
Score
D48
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Aberdare, CF44 7RP
- Distance
- 4.3km away
Greenfield Special School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Special
- Location
- Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4BJ
- Distance
- 4.7km away
St John Baptist C.I.W. High School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
C66
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, CF44 8BW
- Distance
- 5.5km away
Ferndale Community School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
C66
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ferndale, CF43 4AR
- Distance
- 6.0km away
Park Lane Special School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Special
- Location
- Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, CF44 8HN
- Distance
- 6.1km away