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National School Categorisation System: Red

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These are the schools listed county-by-county in the red category, judged to need the most support. There are 24 secondary schools in the red category - up two on the year - and 20 primary schools - down five since last year.

There is more on the overall picture here, as well as Q&A on the system.

Blaenau Gwent

Primary

Abertillery Learning Community

Secondary

Abertillery Learning Community

Brynmawr Foundation School

Bridgend

Primary

Plasnewydd

Secondary

None

Caerphilly

Primary

Ysgol Bro Sannan

Crumlin High Level Primary

Cwmcarn Primary School

Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargod

Secondary

Risca Community Comprehensive

Islwyn High

Cardiff

Primary

St Alban's RC

St. Peter's

Secondary

Cardiff West Community High

Carmarthenshire

Primary

Blaenau

Pentip

Y Castell

Secondary

None

Special

Rhydygors School & Support Services

Ceredigion

Primary

None

Secondary

None

Conwy

Primary

Ysgol Awel y Mynydd

Secondary

None

Denbighshire

Primary

None

Secondary

Denbigh High

Flintshire

Primary

Abermorddu CP

Secondary

None

Gwynedd

Primary

None

Secondary

Ysgol Ardudwy

Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle

Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen Bethesda

Isle of Anglesey

Primary

None

Secondary

Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern

Merthyr Tydfil

Primary

None

Secondary

None

Monmouthshire

Primary

None

Secondary

None

Neath Port Talbot

Primary

None

Secondary

None

Newport

Primary

Malpas Church in Wales

Secondary

Newport High

St Julian's

Pembrokeshire

Primary

Ysgol Ger Y Llan

Spittal Church In Wales VC

Secondary

Ysgol Greenhill

Powys

Primary

Brynhafren CP

Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon

Secondary

Brecon High

Ysgol Calon Cymru

Newtown High

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Primary

Porth Community

Secondary

Aberdare Community

Porth Community

Swansea

Primary

None

Secondary

None

Torfaen

Primary

Ysgol Panteg

Secondary

Croesyceiliog

Cwmbran High

Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw

Vale of Glamorgan

Primary

None

Secondary

None

Wrexham

Primary

None

Secondary

Ysgol Bryn Alyn

Ysgol Clywedog

Rhosnesni High