Heolddu Comprehensive School

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Heolddu Comprehensive School is an English-medium, mixed 11-18 comprehensive school situated in the town of Bargoed. The school serves the surrounding areas including Gilfach, Aberbargoed, Deri and Tirphil.

Heolddu Comprehensive School works in partnership with five other schools and the local further education college to provide a joint sixth form. There are 546 pupils on roll, including 83 in the sixth form. This compares with a total of 723 pupils, including 99 in the sixth form, when the school was last inspected in 2011.

Around 26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This figure is above the Welsh average of 17% for secondary schools. Forty-three per cent of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas of Wale...s.

Around 21% of pupils have additional learning needs, and just over 1% have a statement of special educational needs. Both of these figures are below the Welsh averages of, respectively, 22.7% and 2%.

Almost all pupils are from a white, British background. Very few speak English as an additional language. Very few pupils speak Welsh as a first language.

The current headteacher took up his post in April 2014. Since then the headteacher has appointed a new senior leadership team. The current leadership team includes the business manager, a deputy headteacher and three assistant headteachers, one of whom is seconded to the team.