Welsh Government School Banding
In 2011, the school was placed in Band 3, with a score of 28 assessed on its performance in the academic year 2010-11.
This compares favourably with the other secondary schools in Monmouthshire:
Chepstow - 28 (Band 3) Monmouth - 29.5 (Band 3) Caldicot - 38.5 (Band 5)
The nearby Crickhowell High School in Powys was also placed in Band 3 with a score of 28.
When the 2012 assessment was released on December 18, this had fallen to Band 5, with a score of 39.5. The year's figures brought the Government's banding system under severe criticism from teaching unions and opposition political parties. The results were described as being based on "arbitrary and misleading" figures and "not credible", "crude" and "vague and confusing".
The other schools in the area scored as follows:
Monmouth - 26 (Band 3) Caldicot - 29 (Band 3) Chepstow - 31.5 (Band 4)
Crickhowell High School - 14 (Band 1)
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