Willows High School

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About Willows High School


Name Willows High School
Estyn Inspection Rating (Standards and Progress) Adequate and needs improvement
Address Willows Avenue, Tremorfa, CF24 2YE
Phone Number 02920 414243
Phase Secondary (ages 11-16)
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 766 (47.7% boys 52.3% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 16.3
Local Authority Cardiff
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Willows High School is an English-medium 11-16 mixed community school maintained by Cardiff local authority.

It serves the areas of Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa in the East of Cardiff. There are currently 586 pupils on roll, which is lower than at the time of the last inspection in 2012. Around 44% of the pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average of 17%.

Around 68% of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas in Wales. Around 33% of pupils have English as an additional language. Only a very few are fluent in Welsh.

The school receives pupils from the full ability range. The percentage of pupils with special educational needs is around 41%, which is higher than the natio...nal average of 21.5%.

The percentage of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs is 3% compared to 2% for Wales. The current headteacher was appointed in September 2015. In addition to the headteacher, the senior leadership team includes a deputy headteacher, four assistant headteachers, business manager and two lead practitioners.

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