St John Baptist CIW High School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
PUPILS
967
AGES
11 - 19
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

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?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.17
Estyn grade
(01/01/2020)
Full Report - All Reports
392.8
GCSE average points
score (capped 9)
NATIONAL AVERAGE 352.1



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Glan Road
Aberdare
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF44 8BW
01685875414

School Description

St John Baptist Church in Wales High School is an extremely happy, inclusive and enthusiastic learning community. Nearly all pupils have highly positive attitudes towards learning and are proud of their school. Many make strong progress in their lessons and over the past three years performance at key stage 4 has been strong. Most teachers foster positive working relationships with pupils and know them well. They establish effective routines that help pupils to be ready to learn. The school provides high quality care, support and guidance that contributes significantly to the exceptional standards of pupil wellbeing. The school works well with parents to ensure they are consulted and informed thoroughly of their child’s progress. Leaders have a clear vision for the school to provide pupils with a high quality education in a caring, supportive Christian environment. Leaders are committed to continuous improvement and review and evaluate their work regularly. Staff feel they are supported well and work effectively to create a warm and welcoming learning environment with a particular emphasis on understanding of and respect for others. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Excellent Teaching and learning experiences Good Care, support and guidance Excellent Leadership and management Good 2 A report on St John Baptist C.I.W. High School January 2020 Recommendations R1 Raise standards and progress in pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills, particularly the minority who continue to make basic errors in their writing and have difficulty with their basic number skills. R2 Strengthen the teaching in a minority of lessons and improve the impact of feedback

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