St Martin School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

St Martin's School is an English-medium 11-18 comprehensive school in Caerphilly local authority.

There are 979 pupils on roll, including 132 in sixth form. At post-16, the school works with two other schools and further education colleges as part of the Caerphilly Basin Partnership. At the time of the last inspection 2014, there were 1,000 pupils on roll.

The school is situated close to Caerphilly town centre and most pupils come from the town. Around 18.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

This is higher than the national average of 16.4% for secondary schools in Wales. Around 29% of pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas in Wales.

Around 2% of pupils have statements of special education...al needs compared with 2.5% for Wales as a whole. Just under 19% of pupils have a special educational need, which is lower than the national average of 22.

9%. Most pupils are from a White British background. Less than 1% of pupils speak English as an additional language.

Very few pupils are fluent in Welsh. The current headteacher was appointed in 2015. In addition a deputy headteacher and two assistant headteachers make up the senior leadership team.