Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
Estyn: Special measures
Score
D40
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cardiff, CF23 9DT
- Distance
- 2.6km away
Willows High School
Willows Avenue, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 2YE
Local ranking15th of 18 secondary schools in Cardiff
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Secondary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Latest data: 2025 GCSEs · Estyn inspection 16 January 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
- 339.3 Wales354.3·Cardiff366.2
- Literacy points score
- 33.3 Wales38.6·Cardiff40.1
- Numeracy points score
- 37.1 Wales36.0·Cardiff37.8
- Science points score
- 28.9 Wales35.8·Cardiff36.9
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 30.3 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
- 760
- SEND
- 7.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 50.3%
- EAL
- 10.0%
- SEN Support
- 7.8%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.5% 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
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.0%
- Black African: 16.1%
- Other: 11.2%
- White Other: 10.6%
- Mixed Other: 8.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.5%
41.0%
White British
16.1%
Black African
11.2%
Other
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Willows Avenue
Cardiff, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401876
- UKPRN
- 10013826
- Establishment No.
- 4041
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Score
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- Phase
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- Location
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- Distance
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Score
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- Phase
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Score
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- Phase
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- Distance
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Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
B79
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cardiff, CF23 6WG
- Distance
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