Rhydypenau Primary School
Estyn
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Cardiff, CF14 0NX
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Cardiff High School
Llandennis Road, Cyncoed, Cardiff, CF23 6WG
Local ranking3rd of 18 secondary schools in Cardiff
Inspected by Estyn
Secondary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
—
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 447.3 Wales354.3·Cardiff366.2
- Literacy points score
- 49.7 Wales38.6·Cardiff40.1
- Numeracy points score
- 49.9 Wales36.0·Cardiff37.8
- Science points score
- 50.0 Wales35.8·Cardiff36.9
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 0.0 Wales29.0·Cardiff19.2
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
- 1195
- SEND
- 2.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.8%
- EAL
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 2.4%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.0% Wales7.3%·Cardiff7.1%
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: 52.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 10.1%
- Other: 7.8%
- Asian Indian: 4.5%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 4.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.4%
- Asian Chinese: 3.1%
52.8%
White British
10.1%
Asian Pakistani
7.8%
Other
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Llandennis Road
Cardiff, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401874
- UKPRN
- 10008754
- Establishment No.
- 4039
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