Has Cowbridge Comprehensive School been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Cowbridge 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 many pupils are at Cowbridge Comprehensive School?

Cowbridge Comprehensive School has 1,559 pupils on roll.

Is Cowbridge Comprehensive School a faith school?

No. Cowbridge Comprehensive School has no designated religious character.

Does Cowbridge 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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Cowbridge Comprehensive School

Cowbridge Comprehensive School

Aberthin Road, Cowbridge, CF71 7EN

Phase: Middle
Gender: Not applicable
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Vale of Glamorgan
Setting: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 1,559
URN: 401801
Local authority: Vale of Glamorgan
Telephone: 01446772311

About this school

Cowbridge Comprehensive School is a middle school in Cowbridge. It has 1,559 pupils on roll.

Estyn has inspected it, and the inspection section below links to the full report. 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 30 March 2026 · Inspection report, All-age

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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

6.3%

2023/24

6.5%

2024/25

6.2%

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

English as an additional language

2022/23

0.5%

2023/24

0.4%

2024/25

0.5%

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

Ysgol Iolo Morganwg
Welsh schools · Y Bont-Faen

0.5 miles
Y Bontfaen Primary
Welsh schools · Vale of Glamorgan

0.5 miles
Llanfair C.P. School
Welsh schools · Vale of Glamorgan

1.7 miles
Llangan C.P. School
Welsh schools · Vale of Glamorgan

2.6 miles
Llansannor C.I.W. Primary School
Welsh schools · Cowbridge

2.7 miles

Other schools in Cowbridge

Llansannor C.I.W. Primary School Welsh schools
Wick Marcross C.I.W. Primary School Welsh schools
Ysgol Iolo Morganwg Welsh schools

Common questions

What kind of school is Cowbridge Comprehensive School?: Cowbridge Comprehensive School is a middle school in Cowbridge.
Has Cowbridge Comprehensive School been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Cowbridge 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 many pupils are at Cowbridge Comprehensive School?: Cowbridge Comprehensive School has 1,559 pupils on roll.
Is Cowbridge Comprehensive School a faith school?: No. Cowbridge Comprehensive School has no designated religious character.
Does Cowbridge 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 30 March 2026.