When was Birchgrove Comprehensive School last inspected?

Estyn has inspected Birchgrove Comprehensive School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.

How big is Birchgrove Comprehensive School?

Birchgrove Comprehensive School has 722 pupils on roll.

Is Birchgrove Comprehensive School a faith school?

No. Birchgrove Comprehensive School has no designated religious character.

Does Birchgrove Comprehensive School publish exam results?

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

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Birchgrove Comprehensive School

Birchgrove Road, Birchgrove, Swansea, SA7 9NB

Phase: Secondary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Neath and Swansea East
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 722
URN: 401774
Local authority: Swansea
Telephone: 01792535400

About this school

Birchgrove Comprehensive School is a secondary school in Swansea. It has 722 pupils on roll.

Estyn's most recent report on the school is linked from the section below. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Estyn inspection

Wales: Estyn

Inspected 15 October 2024 · Interim visit, Secondary

Estyn now reports in narrative form. Instead of an overall grade it describes a school's work and, where it is needed, sets a follow-up category. OfferDay shows the inspection date and links to the full report rather than reproducing Estyn's findings.

Read the full inspection report on Estyn's website

School characteristics

From the Welsh Government school census, latest 3 years.

Free school meals (3-year average)

2022/23

29.3%

2023/24

28.5%

2024/25

27.2%

The Welsh Government's headline measure of a school's level of deprivation.

English as an additional language

2022/23

3.2%

2023/24

2.8%

2024/25

2.5%

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show attainment figures for Welsh schools. Estyn reports on each school, and the Welsh Government publishes results at national and local-authority level.

Location

Nearby schools

Birchgrove Primary
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0.3 miles
Talycopa Primary School
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1.1 miles
Glais Primary School
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1.2 miles
Ysgol Gymraeg Lon Las
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1.2 miles
Trallwn Primary School
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1.3 miles

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Common questions

What kind of school is Birchgrove Comprehensive School?: Birchgrove Comprehensive School is a secondary school in Swansea.
When was Birchgrove Comprehensive School last inspected?: Estyn has inspected Birchgrove Comprehensive School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.
How big is Birchgrove Comprehensive School?: Birchgrove Comprehensive School has 722 pupils on roll.
Is Birchgrove Comprehensive School a faith school?: No. Birchgrove Comprehensive School has no designated religious character.
Does Birchgrove Comprehensive School publish exam results?: Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn, and pupil characteristics from the Welsh Government's school census. OfferDay links to each Estyn report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 25 June 2025.