Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf is a designated Welsh school for 11 to 18-year-old pupils. The school is maintained by Cardiff local education authority.

There are 1,132 pupils on roll, in comparison with 1,302 at the time of the last inspection in May 2011. This change in numbers is a result of opening a third Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Cardiff. The school is situated near the river Taff in Llandaff North, and serves the centre of the city of Cardiff from north to south.

Seventeen point nine per cent (17.9%) of pupils live in areas that are among the 20% most disadvantaged in Wales. Ten point one per cent (10.

1%) of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This figure is lower than the national percentag...e of 17.1%.

Approximately 36% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes, but all pupils study Welsh as a first language. A very small percentage of pupils are from ethnic minority backgrounds. The school admits pupils from the full range of ability.

Twenty per cent (20%) of pupils are on the additional learning needs register, and 1% of pupils have a statement of special educational needs. These figures are close to the national averages. A resource centre for pupils with profound learning needs from across all parts of the local education authority is situated at the school.

It has 12 pupils, all of whom are on the school roll. The headteacher was appointed in September 2010. The leadership team includes the headteacher, a deputy headteacher and five assistant headteachers.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf in 2016-2017 is £5,014. The maximum per pupil in secondary schools in Cardiff is £6,861 and the minimum is £4,327. Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf is in eighth place of the 19 secondary schools in Cardiff in terms of school budget per pupil.