Llanishen High School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
PUPILS
1694
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. 2.18
Estyn Report
(01/09/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
383.6
GCSE average points
score (capped 9)
NATIONAL AVERAGE 358.1



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Heol Hir
Llanishen
Cardiff
CF14 5YL
02920 680800

School Description

Llanishen High School provides pupils with a vibrant environment where they are nurtured and valued as part of its inclusive community. Leaders are committed to ensuring that every pupil succeeds. They have taken decisive actions to reduce the impact of poverty and support all its pupils. The school offers an exceptionally broad range of extra-curricular activities, which enriches pupils’ experiences and raises their aspirations. Staff foster positive working relationships with most pupils, who in turn engage well in their lessons. They behave well and demonstrate high levels of respect for staff and their peers. In many lessons, teachers capture pupils’ interest and help them to make effective progress in their knowledge and understanding. In these lessons, teachers use questioning skilfully to check pupils’ understanding and develop their verbal responses. As a result, many pupils speak confidently and use a broad range of vocabulary to express their views. However, teachers do not always offer pupils useful written feedback on targeted pieces of work. In a few lessons, pupils do not make enough progress, mainly because of teachers’ low expectations and undemanding tasks. There is a broad range of subjects for pupils to choose from in Key Stage 4 and the sixth-form. They receive useful advice and guidance to help them make informed choices about their subjects and their future. The school has begun to roll out its Curriculum for Wales In Year 7 and Year 8 after piloting approaches. The curriculum enables pupils to develop a beneficial understanding of diversity and inclusion. However, it is not always demanding enough to ensure pupils make progress and the provision for developing pupils’ skills and their grasp of Welsh across the curriculum is underdeveloped. Leaders and staff secure a positive safeguarding culture where most pupils feel safe and free from bullying. The school’s work to restore relationships following any reported incidents of bullying helps to create an inclusive culture where pupils feel confident to challenge or report any behaviour that causes them concern. Pupils with additional learning needs, including those who attend the school’s Hearing Impaired and Autistic Spectrum Disorder resource bases, benefit from highly effective support. They make good progress against their targets and are fully integrated into the school community. Leaders have focused closely on improving pupils’ attendance, in particular to reduce persistent absenteeism. While this work is having a positive impact on steadily improving pupils’ attendance, these rates remain below the levels they were prior to the pandemic. Leaders regularly review relevant data to identify areas of strengths and improvement. However, they do not use a broad enough range of evidence to support their evaluations. As a result, improvement planning is not sharp enough and leaders at all levels do not have a clear enough view of the impact of teaching on pupils’ learning.

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