Bishop Vaughan R.C. School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Bishop Vaughan Catholic School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive voluntary aided school in the Diocese of Menevia. The school serves Swansea local authority and surrounding areas.

There are currently 1328 pupils on roll including 256 in the sixth form. The school works in partnership with a neighbouring school to provide sixth form education. Just less than 20% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the Welsh average of 17.

0% for secondary schools. Around 52% of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas in Wales. The school has 16% of pupils on its special educational needs register which is close to the national average.

The percentage of pupils with a statement of special educational needs ...is 2%, which is also very close to the national average. Very few pupils receive support to learn English as an additional language although a minority come from a minority ethnic background. There are virtually no pupils who speak Welsh as a first language or to an equivalent standard.

The current acting headteacher took up her post in September 2016, but has worked at the school since 2006 and joined the leadership team in 2012. The senior leadership team consists of the acting headteacher, two acting deputy headteachers, two assistant headteachers, one of whom is acting, and three associate senior leaders. The school was last inspected in March 2012.