# Willows High School — Cardiff, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Primary
- **Parent rating:** 2.3/5 from 10 published reviews
- **Students:** 600
- **Founded:** 1967
- **Principal:** Christopher Norman

## Contact

- **Address:** Willows Avenue, Splott
- **Phone:** +44 29 2041 4243
- **Website:** http://www.willowshigh.co.uk/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/cardiff/willows-high-school-25763

## About

Willows High School is a secondary school located on Willows Avenue in the Splott area of Cardiff, Wales. Established in 1967 on the site of the former RAF Pengam Moors airfield, the school serves pupils aged 11 to 16 and operates as an English-medium community school. It has a history of improving academic performance, notably under the leadership of previous headteachers, with a focus on inclusion and community engagement. The school is undergoing modernization and relocation plans to a new site near Lewis Road, which will provide enhanced facilities and learning environments for approximately 900 students, including a Special Resource Base for students with specific learning needs. The school motto is "Perthyn, Credu, Llwyddo" (Belong, Believe, Achieve).

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Absolute ofnadwy!: I'm a student at this school and I'm about to loose it, the school is absolutely disgusting, in year 7 I was happy then year 8 I was nervous and scared due to me getting diagnosed with T1D (Type 1 diabetes) and now I'm in year 9 angry and furious and I grew back my bad mental health from Primary school, they will not help you at all with it, if you had a meeting for example and had options for them and they will say he has got to be in school but will do this and get a referral in for a specific… *(May 2025)*
- **3/5** — Honest review: Alright I am a student in willows high school Started in October 2024. When you hear that the school is bad. From what side! Why! And who is bad. To be honest the teachers are the best and nobody talks about that they are sweet( youuu need to speak up if you need help) I saw people wrote that teachers don’t care if u faces bully. THAT IS NOT TRUE in willows they will take that serious they’ll send apc and call your parents or guardians. Let’s get to the kids there or the PUPPIES they are indeed … *(Nov 2024)*
- **5/5** — Reccomend: This school has improved so much qnd its amazing i cant even explain how gpod of a school this is you get messages about your childs imrpovement areas to imrpove on, there behaviour daily,the school really care about there kids more then ive seen in any school,as a parent ill agree i was a bit hesitant sendning my child to this school but after i saw what an amazing dchool it was and my kid imrpoving and being so confident ans growing as a person it made me so happy,my child used to go cardiff h… *(Jul 2024)*
- **5/5** — the school is giod: amazing omdys ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh *(May 2024)*
- **3/5** — its a good school if you never get in a fight: it is a good school but teachers are something else a bit good some else idk its kinda good so take your kids there *(Sep 2023)*
- **1/5** — The kids are too much: It’s teachers are okay but the kids are rude and crazy mostly mean so you can’t really focus in lessons with other kids *(Aug 2023)*
- **1/5** — don’t bother going there: very racist school food expensive shuts down water fountains *(Jun 2023)*
- **1/5** — Don’t go to willows: It’s disgusting I do not suggest going to the school *(May 2023)*
- **1/5** — DONT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE.: WORST HIGH SCHOOL IN CARDIFF!!! THEY ALLOW BULLYING AND KIDS GETTING ASSAULTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DISABILITY THEIR LOGO MEANS NOTHING BELIEVE? ACHIEVE? BELIEVE U WILL GET STABBED OR KICKED TO DEATH ACHIEVE NOTHING AS NO ONE CAN WHEN BEING BULLIED. HEAD TEACHER MR NORMAN DONT DO NOTHING AND TARA DAVID IS A DIRTY ROTTEN LIAR. *(Nov 2022)*
- **5/5** — Average school: I was in this school verry good gvv *(Oct 2020)*

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