Bryntirion Comprehensive.
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
PUPILS
1241
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?

Excellent
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn grade
(01/10/2016)
Full Report - All Reports
363.3
GCSE average points
score (capped 9)
NATIONAL AVERAGE 358.1



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Merlin Crescent
Cefn Glas
Bridgend
CF31 4QR
01656 641100

School Description

Bryntirion Comprehensive School is an English-medium 11-18 mixed comprehensive school maintained by Bridgend local authority. There are 1,121 pupils on roll, including 177 in the sixth form. At the time of the last inspection there were 1,068 pupils on roll of which 184 were in the sixth form. Most pupils come from the Bryntirion, Broadlands, Cefn Glas, Laleston and Penyfai areas of Bridgend. Around 13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals which is below the national average of 17.1%. Around 12% of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas in Wales. Most pupils are from a white British background. A very few pupils are from other ethnic groups and around 1.4% of pupils speak English as an additional language. Very few pupils are fluent Welsh speakers. Approximately 19% of pupils have special educational needs; this is lower than the national average of 25.1%. The percentage of pupils who have a statement of special educational need is 1.1% and is also lower than the national average of 2.4%. There is a communication resource base for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder attached to the school. Pupils who attend the resource base are included within the school roll and fully integrated into the life of the school. The current headteacher took up his post in September 2013. The senior leadership team also includes two deputy headteachers, three assistant headteachers, a business manager and a seconded associate assistant headteacher. The individual school budget per pupil for Bryntirion Comprehensive in 2016-2017 is £4,267 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the secondary schools in Bridgend is £5,175 and the minimum is £4,055. Bryntirion Comprehensive is sixth out of the nine secondary schools in Bridgend in terms of its school budget per pupil.

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