River Centre 3-16 Learning Community
Estyn: Not in follow-up
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Special
- Location
- Ebbw Vale, NP23 5AZ
- Distance
- 3.7km away
Brynmawr Foundation School
Rhydw, Intermediate Road, Brymawr, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4XT
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Secondary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Latest data: 2025 GCSEs · Estyn inspection 22 October 2019. Figures last updated .
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 346.1 Wales354.3·Blaenau342.9
- Literacy points score
- 39.3 Wales38.6·Blaenau35.7
- Numeracy points score
- 32.9 Wales36.0·Blaenau33.6
- Science points score
- 35.5 Wales35.8·Blaenau33.7
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 25.7 Wales29.0·Blaenau13.6
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
- 570
- SEND
- 4.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.0%
- EAL
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 4.7%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.7% Wales7.3%·Blaenau10.6%
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: 94.6%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.8%
- Black African: 0.9%
- Other: 0.9%
94.6%
White British
1.8%
White Other
1.8%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Rhydw, Intermediate Road
Blaenau Gwent, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401851
- UKPRN
- 10008747
- Establishment No.
- 5401
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The nearest secondary schools to Brynmawr Foundation School
Ebbw Fawr Learning Community
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
C61
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Middle school
- Location
- Ebbw Vale, NP23 6GL
- Distance
- 4.1km away
Pen-Y-Cwm Special School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Special
- Location
- Ebbw Vale, NP23 6AN
- Distance
- 4.9km away
Crickhowell High School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
C56
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Crickhowell, NP8 1AW
- Distance
- 6.4km away
Tredegar Comprehensive School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
D53
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blaenau Gwent, NP22 4BH
- Distance
- 6.8km away
Abertillery Learning Community
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
D44
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Middle school
- Location
- Abertillery, NP13 1YL
- Distance
- 8.2km away