The John Frost School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

The John Frost School is an 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school, serving the south-western part of Newport, and is maintained by Newport City Council. The school was previously known as Duffryn High School.

There are 1,207 pupils on roll, including 95 in the sixth form, which is slightly higher than at the time of the last inspection in February 2014. Around 26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is higher than the Wales average of 16.4% for secondary schools.

Just over half the pupils live in the 20% most deprived areas in Wales. Around 40% of pupils are from a minority-ethnic or mixed-race background and a third come from homes where English is not the main language. Very few pupils speak Welsh as their ...first language.

higher than the national average of 22.2%. The percentage of pupils with a statement of special educational needs is 2.

8% compared with 2.2% for Wales as a whole. The school has a local authority run specialist teaching facility for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

There are currently 20 pupils in this facility. The headteacher took up his post in September 2017. The senior leadership team consists of the headteacher, one deputy headteacher and four assistant headteachers.