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Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School

Bridgend, United Kingdom
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1.5 /5

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About Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School

Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School is a mixed secondary school for students aged 11 to 18, located on Oak Tree Way, Brackla, Bridgend, South Wales. Originally built in the 1960s, the school was rebuilt in a new modern building in 2011 after a fire damaged the original facilities. The new building has won multiple architecture awards, including the Gold Medal for Architecture at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2012. The school serves the wider Bridgend community and welcomes pupils from all backgrounds, fostering a supportive Christian environment inspired by Gospel values. It is known for its strong academic performance, particularly in GCSE, vocational, and A-level results, consistently ranking in the top 25% nationally. The school also emphasizes Welsh heritage and culture and has a reputation for talented musicians.

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Founded 1960
Students 830

Rating Breakdown

Based on verified reviews
Safety & Security 1.8
Teaching Quality 2.0
Communication 1.4
Student Wellbeing 1.8
Facilities 1.6

Reviews 6

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Anonymous
Parent May 16, 2024
1.0

"Head of year 7/English Teacher bad at her Job"

Teachers here are incompetent especially the head of year 7 for academic year 2023-2024 since I can’t name her she’s an English teacher with the initial J.B screaming at kids face in front of classes, swearing and standing up for kids who bully others using threats to innocent kids! I as a student have seen first hand what she’s like and now treating my siblings and cousins in year 7 the same if not worse shouldn’t be allowed in a setting with kids if her behaviour is like that!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent May 16, 2024
1.0

"Overcrowded and awful."

Awful school, extremely overcrowded so classes are a nightmare. There is no discipline whatsoever, they just let the students run around. All of the good teachers resign after a year. It's a miracle I even got what I needed for college. From what I've heard, they've taken away anywhere to go during break. Honestly, it is a joke. Do not send your child here if you care about them. Or do, if you don't want them to get punished for anything and you want them to start carrying around knives and vapes.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jul 20, 2023
1.0

"Toxic Culture"

Awful school in terms of both wellbeing and learning. Incompetent staff are only there for the paycheck and do not care for the students. Bullying is not only tolerated but ingrained in the school culture. Quality of teaching very poor, classes are chaotic and it is very challenging to actually learn anything. They haemorrhage both good staff and good students as they are unwilling to do their job properly. I would not recommend at all, and frankly ESTYN (the school inspection agency) need to put this place into special measures.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 3/5
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Anonymous
Parent May 17, 2023
2.0

"Not good "

Well being do nothing about what you feel
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 2/5
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Anonymous
Parent May 15, 2023
1.0

"Would be closed down if the UK had standards."

Incompetent elderly teachers enabling bullying of children, especially the disabled, if they're not directly bullying disabled children.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Oct 13, 2022
3.0

"Options "

Limited GCSE options wouldn't recommend :/
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 3/5

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