Porth County Community School is an 11-18 co-educational school maintained by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough. There are 881 pupils on roll including 134 in the sixth form. This is significantly fewer than at the time of the last inspection when there were 1,338 on roll, including 306 in the sixth form. The school serves the town of Porth and the nearby villages of the lower Rhondda valleys. Just under 27% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average of 17.4%. Around 45.3% 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. The percentage of pupils with special educational needs is around 31%, which is above the national average of 25.4%. The percentage of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs is 2%, which is slightly below the national average of 2.5%. The senior leadership team consists of the headteacher, two deputy headteachers and three assistant headteachers. The individual school budget per pupil for Porth County Community School in 2015-2016 is £4,562 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £4,982 and the minimum is £3,886. Porth County Community School is fifth out of the 16 secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil.