Has Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen, 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 Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen?

Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen has 1,249 pupils on roll.

Is Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen a faith school?

No. Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen has no designated religious character.

Does Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen 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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Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen

Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen

Heol Yr Ysgol, Tondu, CF32 9EL

Phase: Secondary
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Bridgend
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 1,249
URN: 402261
Local authority: Bridgend

About this school

Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen is a secondary school in Tondu. It has 1,249 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 6 May 2025 · Estyn review, Secondary

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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

28.7%

2023/24

29.5%

2024/25

29.1%

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

English as an additional language

2022/23

0.7%

2023/24

2024/25

1.2%

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

Tondu Primary School
Welsh schools · Bridgend

0.2 miles
Portfolio PRU
Welsh schools · Bridgend

0.4 miles
St Robert's Catholic Primary School
Welsh schools · Bridgend

0.6 miles
Brynmenyn Primary School
Welsh schools · Bridgend

1.1 miles
Penyfai C.I.W. Primary
Welsh schools · Bridgend

1.2 miles

Common questions

What kind of school is Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen?: Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen is a secondary school in Tondu.
Has Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen, 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 Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen?: Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen has 1,249 pupils on roll.
Is Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen a faith school?: No. Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen has no designated religious character.
Does Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen 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 10 July 2026.