Ysgol Gyfun Bro Edern

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Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern is a designated Welsh-medium secondary school for pupils between 11 and 19 years old. The school was opened in September 2012 with Year 7 pupils only.

It is situated in the east of Cardiff. There are 614 pupils on roll, 47 of whom are in the sixth form (Year 12 only). Around 10.

2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is lower than the national figure of 17%. Twenty-two per cent (22%) of pupils are on the school's additional learning needs register, which is similar to the national average. One per cent (1%) of pupils have a statement of special educational needs, which is below the national figure.

Eighteen per cent (18%) of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. A few... pupils are from ethnic minority backgrounds. Thirty-one per cent (31%) of the school's pupils live in the 20% most disadvantaged areas in Wales.

The school's senior leadership team includes the headteacher, the deputy headteacher and three assistant headteachers. The headteacher was appointed in 2012. The school is working with the Welsh Government and other schools to proceed with developments relating to the Digital Competence Framework and developments linked with the curriculum for Health and Wellbeing.