Radyr Comprehensive School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
PUPILS
1409
AGES
11 - 18
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Secondary (ages 11-19)
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils Pupil Level Annual School Census
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the Pupil Level Annual School Census collected by the Welsh Government. The data tells us where pupils lived at the time of the last Pupil Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The areas from which pupils are admitted to a school can change from year to year to reflect the number of siblings and pupils admitted under high priority admissions criteria.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.17
Estyn Report
(01/02/2024)
Full Report - All Reports
406.9
GCSE average points
score (capped 9)
NATIONAL AVERAGE 358.1



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Radyr
Cardiff
CF15 8XG
02920 845100

School Description

Leaders in Radyr Comprehensive School place improving teaching at the centre of all of their work. This, along with the high priority they place on pupils’ well-being and developing their sense of belonging, means that most pupils enjoy being at school, engage effectively during lessons and feel safe and valued as part of the school community. The impact of professional learning on the quality of teaching is a notable strength of the school. Leaders have focused closely on developing teaching as the core element of their approach to implementing Curriculum for Wales. This work has had a positive impact, for example on improving the quality of questioning in lessons. Staff foster positive relationships with their pupils that help them to feel safe and ready to learn. In many instances, strong teaching helps pupils make good progress in their learning. In a minority of lessons, inspirational teaching supports pupils to make particularly rapid progress. The school has taken a measured approach to developing the provision for pupils’ skills. This has ensured a well-understood whole-school approach where opportunities for pupils to apply their reading, writing and speaking skills are plentiful and their ability to read and understand a broad range of complex texts is a strength. The opportunities for pupils to helpfully apply their numeracy and digital skills are planned carefully. The headteacher and his senior team have developed a clear vision for the school which is rooted in providing high-quality learning experiences and developing a coherent approach to their Curriculum for Wales. They have secured a generally broad and balanced curriculum, although this narrows in Year 9 when pupils begin their option choices. Leaders carry out an extensive range of evaluation activities and know their school well. However, their evaluation of learning, including the progress that pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) make, is not always rigorous enough. This means that improvement planning is sometimes not sufficiently precise. Leaders have established a positive safeguarding culture where staff understand their roles and most pupils know where to turn to when they require support. Most pupils feel free from bullying and that staff deal with any issues or poor behaviour effectively. Most pupils behave well in lessons and around the school and show respect for staff visitors and their peers. Pupils embrace the extensive range of leadership opportunities and have successfully supported the school to celebrate diversity and create a culture where most pupils feel included as part of the whole school community.

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