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About Y Pant Comprehensive School
Name
Y Pant Comprehensive School
Address
Cowbridge Road, Talbot Green, Pontyclun, CF72 8YQ
Phone Number
01443562250
Phase
Secondary (ages 11-19)
Gender
Mixed
Number of Pupils
1444 (50.5% boys 49.5% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher
18
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Highlights from Latest Inspection
The school communicates well with parents and provides them with regular information about the life and work of the school.
Parents receive helpful half-termly reports that show how well their child is progressing in their learning as well as reporting on their attendance, behaviour and effort. The school's arrangements for safeguarding pupils meet requirements and give no no cause for concern. 5: Leadership and management Excellent Senior leaders have developed a very strong ethos of improving practice and high expectations.
This has a positive impact on pupils£ attitudes and standards, and has created a unified and mutually supportive staff. Leaders have managed the transition to the new school building very well to ensu...re that the wellbeing of staff and pupils remains strong. There is a clear shared vision for the school that is focused on continually improving standards.
The roles of the senior leadership team have been revised recently, and these support the school's priorities well. The school has established valuable whole-school strategic lead roles for emerging leaders to develop their leadership skills and to support the senior leadership team with priority areas. Middle leaders understand and carry out their roles effectively.
Heads of department work well with senior leaders to develop their areas of responsibility proficiently to raise standards. The school has well-refined systems of data tracking to monitor progress against its improvement targets, and to plan and hone strategies. Data is also used very effectively to evaluate the performance of teachers.
Leaders use these systems well to deal with underperformance sensitively, robustly and successfully. Management meetings focus appropriately on the analysis of tracking information. This helps to identify pupils who are underperforming and to instigate and monitor interventions that help them to succeed.
The school meets national and local priorities well. It plays a pro-active role in school improvement in the region. School planning and policies pay good attention to developing literacy, numeracy and tackling poverty and disadvantage.
Governors know the school well. They challenge leadership decisions and performance outcomes rigorously to help to set the strategic direction of the school. Leaders have a very thorough understanding of the school, the school self-evaluation report is detailed and accurate.
The development plans and aspirational targets are effective in securing strong sustained performance. Where school leaders identify strengths, there are well-established systems for sharing these so that others can benefit. This supports well the culture of self-improvement throughout the school.
The school has developed highly effective processes to ensure standards and provision are strong. Departmental evaluations provide detailed and honest reflections on the work of the department. These link very well to departmental action plans which are of a very high standard.
When senior leaders identify any underperformance in subjects robust actions have had a measurable impact on improving standards. The school places a strong emphasis on professional learning, and this results in highly consistent and effective classroom practice. The school provides many valuable opportunities for teachers to improve their skills, including participation in research which benefits both their own practice and that of other colleagues.
The school actively supports and collaborates with other schools. This has strengthened the practice of teachers within the school. There are suitable levels of staffing and leaders deploy staff to make the best use of their expertise.
The school bursar works effectively with the headteacher to ensure that school's budget is managed well. Spending is allocated appropriately towards key improvement priorities. The school uses its Pupil Deprivation Grant to fund a range of appropriate strategies to tackle the impact of poverty.
The school makes effective use of its tracking systems to measure the impact and value for money of specific activities and interventions. Y Pant Comprehensive School is an English-medium 11-18 school maintained by Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority. It serves the areas of Pontyclun, Talbot Green, Dolau, Brynna and Llanharry.
There are 1,271 pupils on roll of which 216 are in the sixth form. These numbers are similar to those at the time of the last inspection in 2011. Around 12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average in secondary schools of 17.
1%. Around 3.5% of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas in Wales.
Nearly all pupils speak English as their first language and come from a white, British background. A very few pupils are fluent in Welsh. The percentage of pupils with special educational needs is around 18%.
This is lower than the national figure of 25.1%. The proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs is 1%, this is below the national figure of 2.
4%. The headteacher was appointed in September 2012. The senior leadership team consists of the headteacher, deputy headteacher, six assistant headteachers and the bursar.
The school is currently a pioneer school and is working with the Welsh Government and other schools to take forward developments relating to professional learning. The individual school budget per pupil for Y Pant Comprehensive in 2016-2017 is £3,918 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £5,455 and the minimum is £3,918.
Y Pant Comprehensive is 16th out of the 16 secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil. Appendix 1: Summary table of inspection areas Standards Excellent Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Excellent Teaching and learning experiences Excellent Care, support and guidance Excellent Leadership and management Excellent Estyn evaluates a provider's effectiveness using a four-point judgement scale: Excellent Strong, sustained performance and practice Good Strong features, although minor aspects may require improvement Adequate, needs improvement Strengths outweigh weaknesses, but important aspects require improvement Unsatisfactory, needs urgent improvement Important weaknesses outweigh strengths Appendix 2: Performance data 6744096 - Y Pant ComprehensiveNumber of pupils on roll1281Pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) - 3 year average11.8FSM band2(10% 884.392.995.
692.285.9Benchmark quartile 3411EnglishNumber of pupils in cohort214210210206Achieving level 5+ (%)86.
Denotes the data item is not applicable.* This item may disclose information on individuals, or it is not sufficiently robust for publication, not applicable or is otherwise unavailable.The benchmark quartile compares the performance of one school against others who have similar levels of pupils with free school meals (FSM).
FSM is used as a proxy of social deprivation in schools. This allows a comparison of the performance of a school against others who are in the same FSM category, and who might therefore have a similar intake of pupils from deprived backgrounds.A school in benchmark quartile 1 is in the highest performing 25% of schools with similar levels of free school meals to this school.
Therefore, the school's attainment levels are higher than many other schools with similar levels of pupils from deprived backgrounds. A school in benchmark quartile 4 is in the lowest performing 25% of schools with similar levels of free school meals to this school. Therefore, the school's attainment levels are lower than many other schools with similar levels of pupils from deprived backgrounds.
The benchmarks for Welsh are calculated using all schools that have pupils taking Welsh first language qualifications , and are based on the number of entries and do not include Welsh second language qualifications.SchoolFamily average (2016)Wales average (2016)The core subject indicator (CSI) represents the percentage of pupils achieving level 5 or above in English or Welsh (first language), mathematics and science in combination. 6744096 - Y Pant ComprehensiveNumber of pupils on roll1281Pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) - 3 year average11.
8FSM band2(10% 079.069.360.
2Benchmark quartile 1121Achieved the level 2 threshold92.392.991.
096.589.983.
6Benchmark quartile 1221Achieved the level 1 threshold98.698.198.
199.598.395.
3Benchmark quartile 2232Achieved the core subject indicator (CSI)67.670.066.
077.567.357.
5Benchmark quartile 1111Average capped wider points score per pupil374.9376.6369.
7379.6362.0344.
2Benchmark quartile 1121Average capped wider points score plus per pupil369.3371.3363.
4375.8358.8340.
3Benchmark quartile ...
.Achieved five or more GCSE grades A*-A30.437.
621.729.520.
215.8Benchmark quartile..
..Achieved A*-C in English76.
386.778.886.
077.569.3Benchmark quartile 1111Achieved A*-C in mathematics72.
976.269.380.
075.166.9Benchmark quartile 1131Achieved A*-C in science96.
190.598.196.
590.782.3Benchmark quartile 1211Number of pupils aged 15 who entered Welsh First Language:.
...
Of those who entered Welsh First Language:Achieved A*-C in Welsh ...
.66.775.
1Benchmark quartile ...
.The average capped wider points score is calculated using the best 8 results from all qualifications approved for pre-16 use in Wales for each pupil.Denotes the data item is not applicable.
* This item may disclose information on individuals, or it is not sufficiently robust for publication, not applicable or is otherwise unavailable.The benchmark quartile compares the performance of one school against others who have similar levels of pupils with free school meals (FSM). FSM is used as a proxy of social deprivation in schools.
This allows a comparison of the performance of a school against others who are in the same FSM category, and who might therefore have a similar intake of pupils from deprived backgrounds.A school in benchmark quartile 1 is in the highest performing 25% of schools with similar levels of free school meals to this school. Therefore, the school's attainment levels are higher than many other schools with similar levels of pupils from deprived backgrounds.
A school in benchmark quartile 4 is in the lowest performing 25% of schools with similar levels of free school meals to this school. Therefore, the school's attainment levels are lower than many other schools with similar levels of pupils from deprived backgrounds.The benchmarks for Welsh are calculated using all schools that have pupils taking Welsh first language qualifications , and are based on the number of entries and do not include Welsh second language qualifications.
Includes results for 15-year-old pupils, in maintained schools and independent schools, achieved during the academic year and any examinations taken at earlier age. Ages at the start of the academic year.SchoolFamily average (2016)Wales average (2016)Achieved the level 2 threshold including a GCSE grade A*-C in English or Welsh first language and mathematicsThe core subject indicator (CSI) represents the percentage of pupils achieving level 2 or above in English or Welsh (first language), mathematics and science in combination.
Includes all qualifications approved for pre-16 use in Wales.For pupils entering Welsh First Language, the best grade of Welsh language and literature is taken. The denominator for this indicator is the number of 15 year olds who entered Welsh First Language, rather than the total number of 15 year olds.
6744096 - Y Pant ComprehensiveNumber of pupils on roll1281Pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) - 3 year average11.8FSM band2(10% 623.880.040.
435.5Achieved the level 2 threshold91.286.
266.786.773.
170.9Achieved the level 1 threshold94.196.
695.293.392.
392.1Achieved the core subject indicator (CSI)41.255.
223.873.338.
932.7Average capped wider points score per pupil341.7343.
9306.0346.3317.
6311.1Average capped wider points score plus per pupil333.9337.
1301.6343.9312.
5305.2Achieved five or more GCSE grades A*-A17.613.
84.813.36.
74.5Achieved A*-C in English50.075.
947.680.051.
947.1Achieved A*-C in mathematics50.058.
628.680.048.
643.6Achieved A*-C in science91.286.
290.586.780.
371.7Number of pupils aged 15 who entered Welsh First Language:..
..Of those who entered Welsh First Language:Achieved A*-C in Welsh .
...
.50.9The average capped wider points score is calculated using the best 8 results from all qualifications approved for pre-16 use in Wales for each pupil.
Denotes the data item is not applicable.* This item may disclose information on individuals, or it is not sufficiently robust for publication, not applicable or is otherwise unavailable.For pupils entering Welsh First Language, the best grade of Welsh language and literature is taken.
The denominator for this indicator is the number of 15 year olds who entered Welsh First Language, rather than the total number of 15 year olds. The core subject indicator (CSI) represents the percentage of pupils achieving level 2 or above in English or Welsh (first language), mathematics and science in combination. SchoolFamily Average (2016)Wales Average (2016)Achieved the level 2 threshold including a GCSE grade A*-C in English or Welsh first language and mathematicsIncludes results for 15 year old pupils, in maintained schools and independent schools, achieved during the academic year and any examinations taken at earlier age.
Ages at the start of the academic year.Includes all qualifications approved for pre-16 use in Wales. 6744096 - Y Pant ComprehensiveNumber of pupils on roll in sixth form215Key stage 52013201420152016Number of pupils aged 1790989698Average wider points score per pupil717.
5718.9807.9909.
8884.0824.9Number of pupils aged 17 entering a volume equivalent to 2 A levels:88928594Of those who entered a volume equivalent to 2 A levels:Achieved the level 3 threshold 95.
592.494.195.
798.598.0Achieved 3 A*-A at A level or equivalent14.
86.54.77.
47.46.6Achieved 3 A*-C at A level or equivalent48.
955.464.776.
671.770.9The average wider points score for 17 year olds includes all qualifications approved for pre-18 use in Wales.
Denotes the data item is not applicable.* This item may disclose information on individuals, or it is not sufficiently robust for publication, not applicable or is otherwise unavailable.The level 3 threshold is based on the number of 17-year-old pupils entering a volume equivalent to 2 A levels.
Includes results for 17-year-old pupils, in maintained schools, achieved during the academic year and any examinations taken at earlier age. Ages at the start of the academic year.Includes all qualifications approved for use in Wales.
SchoolFamily average (2016)Wales average (2016)
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