Morriston Comprehensive School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Morriston Comprehensive School is an English-medium 11-19 school in the north of Swansea. There are currently 972 pupils on roll, which is lower than at the time of the last inspection in 2015.

The school receives pupils from local primary schools and hosts a local authority specialist resource base catering for around 30 pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties. Around 24% of the pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average of 16.4%.

Approximately 37% of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas in Wales. A very few pupils come from minority ethnic groups. Most pupils speak English as their first language and only a very few pupils speak Welsh at home.

Close to 28% o...f pupils have a special educational need, which is above the national average of 22.9%. Just over 5% of pupils have a statement of special educational needs, which is also above the national average of 2.

2%. The current headteacher took up post in May 2015. The senior leadership team consists of the headteacher, one deputy headteacher, three assistant headteachers, and the business manager.