Bedwas High School, formerly known as Bedwas Comprehensive School, is a comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...

 located east of the Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 village of Bedwas

Bedwas

Bedwas is a town two miles north-east of Caerphilly, south Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire....

, Caerphilly county borough, south Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. It has a total enrollment of about 790 pupils ages 11 to 19.

Bedwas High School was inspected by Estyn

Estyn

Estyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Its name comes from the Welsh language verb meaning "to extend". Its mission is to achieve excellence for all in learning in Wales by providing an independent, high quality inspection and advice service to the Welsh Assembly Government and...

, the office of Her Majesty's School Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales, in 2007 and the school received a favorable report with five 1's and two 2's.

External links

• Bedwas High School
• Caerphilly Borough Council listing for Bedwas Comprehensive