WAQ75699 (e) Tabled on 22/01/2018

How many schools in Wales were placed in special measures in each of the past three years by local education authority and how long did each school spend in special measures?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education | Answered on 26/01/2018

Please see the tables below for the information requested regarding schools in special measures over the last 3 years:

 

2015

 

Local authority

School

Date placed in special measures (SM)

Current position

How long in special measures

Blaenau Gwent

Ysgol Gymraeg Brohelyg

March 2015

Removed from SM November 2016

20 months

Bridgend

Coleg Cymunedol y Dderwen

October 2015

Removed from SM June 2017

20 months

Cardiff

Trelai primary

May 2015

Removed from SM November 2017

30 months

Gwynedd

Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle

January 2015

Removed from SM October 2016

21 months

Gwynedd

Ysgol Gynradd Dolgellau

January 2015

Removed from SM February 2016

13 months

Anglesey

Ysgol Gymuned Bodrogan

February 2015

Removed from SM in June 2016

16 months

Anglesey

Ysgol Gynradd Garreglefn

October 2015

Remains in SM

27 months+

Neath Port Talbot

Llansawel Primary School

March 2015

Remains in SM

34 months +

Pembrokeshire

Solva Primary School

January 2015

Removed from SM in March 2016

14 months

Powys

Builth Wells High School

October 2015

Removed from SM in November 2017

25 months

Powys

Llanbister Primary school

January 2015

Remains in SM

36 months

 

2016

 

Local authority

School

Date placed in special measures (SM)

Current position

How long in special measures

Cardiff

Michaelston &Glyn Derw Federation

October 2016

Remains in SM

15 months+

Cardiff

Woodlands High School

January 2016

Removed from SM in December 2017

23 months

Ceredigion

Ysgol Gynradd Llannon

April 2016

Removed from SM in November 2017

19 months

Flintshire

St Richard Gwyn Catholic School

May 2016

Removed from SM in November 2017

18 months

Flintshire

Ysgol Treffynon

January 2016

Remains in SM

24 months+

Neath Port Talbot

Eastern Primary School

November 2016

Remains in SM

14 months+

Pembrokeshire

Haverfordwest V C Primary school

February 2016

Removed from SM in December 2017

22 months

Pembrokeshire

Sir Thomas Picton School

June 2016 (was previously in Estyn monitoring from Jan 2015)

Remains in SM

19 months+

Powys

Llandrindod County Primary School

October 2016

Remains in SM

15 months+

Wrexham

Ysgol Rhiwabon

January 2016 (was previously in Estyn monitoring from January 2015)

Removed from SM in November 2017

22 months

 

2017

 

Local authority

School

Date placed in special measures (SM)

Current position

How long in special measures

Caerphilly

Bedwas High School

May 2017

Remains in SM

8 months+

Cardiff

Pentyrch primary school

July 2017

Remains in SM

6 months+

Conwy

Ysgol Swn y Don

January 2017

Remains in SM

12 months+

Gwynedd

Ysgol Gynradd Rhosgadfan

June 2017

Remains in SM

7 months+

Newport

Newport High School

November 2017

Remains in SM

2 months+

Newport

St Julian’s Secondary School

June 2017 (was previously in Significant Improvement from Dec 2014)

Remains in SM

7 months+

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Cwmbach CIW Primary School

February 2017

Remains in SM

11 months+

 

Whilst you have only requested information over the last 3 years, the following schools were placed in special measures in 2014 and have either recently been removed or still remain in that category:

 

Local authority

School

Date placed in special measures (SM)

Current position

How long in special measures

Pembrokeshire

Tasker Milward VC School

June 2014 (was previously in in significant improvement from March 2013)

Remains in SM

43 months+

Powys

Llandrindod High School

October 2014

Remains in SM

39 months+

Cardiff

Eastern High School

December 2014

Removed from SM in November 2017

35 months