Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
C66
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newport, NP10 8BX
- Distance
- 0.1km away
The John Frost School
Lighthouse Road, Duffryn, Newport, NP10 8YD
Local ranking4th of 9 secondary schools in Newport
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
- 362.8 Wales354.3·Newport359.9
- Literacy points score
- 40.4 Wales38.6·Newport39.4
- Numeracy points score
- 36.1 Wales36.0·Newport36.7
- Science points score
- 37.0 Wales35.8·Newport36.3
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 36.4 Wales29.0·Newport18.7
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
- 1250
- SEND
- 9.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.7%
- EAL
- 12.7%
- SEN Support
- 9.0%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.4% Wales7.3%·Newport7.1%
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: 54.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 7.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 7.5%
- Other: 7.2%
- White Other: 5.7%
- Black African: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
54.5%
White British
7.5%
Asian Pakistani
7.5%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Lighthouse Road
Newport, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401865
- UKPRN
- 10008772
- Establishment No.
- 4020
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- Phase
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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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- Distance
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