Has St Cenydd School been inspected?

Estyn has inspected St Cenydd 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 St Cenydd School?

St Cenydd School has 971 pupils on roll.

Is St Cenydd School a faith school?

No. St Cenydd School has no designated religious character.

Does St Cenydd 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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St Cenydd School

St Cenydd School

St Cenydd Road, Trecenydd, Caerphilly, CF83 2RP

Phase: Secondary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Caerphilly
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 971
URN: 401834
Local authority: Caerphilly
Telephone: 02920852504

About this school

St Cenydd School is a secondary school in Caerphilly. It has 971 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 19 June 2025 · 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

32%

2023/24

32.5%

2024/25

31.2%

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

English as an additional language

2022/23

1.2%

2023/24

1.3%

2024/25

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

Hendre Primary School
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0.1 miles
Hendredenny Park Primary School
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0.2 miles
Cwm Ifor Primary School
Welsh schools · Caerphilly

0.5 miles
Plasyfelin Primary
Welsh schools · Caerphilly

0.7 miles
Cwrt Rawlin Primary School
Welsh schools · Caerphilly

0.8 miles

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Common questions

What kind of school is St Cenydd School?: St Cenydd School is a secondary school in Caerphilly.
Has St Cenydd School been inspected?: Estyn has inspected St Cenydd 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 St Cenydd School?: St Cenydd School has 971 pupils on roll.
Is St Cenydd School a faith school?: No. St Cenydd School has no designated religious character.
Does St Cenydd 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.