Lliswerry High School, Newport

Lliswerry High School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.

It had 1001 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

31% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (30% in 2020/21); 20% are learning English as an additional language; and 49% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 39 pupils (Year 12) to 213 (Year 10).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,297 per pupil, against £4,443 in 2021-22. It carried forward £574k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Lliswerry High School dates from 2020.

In its own words: "Lliswerry is proud to be an inclusive school with learners from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and cultures. The annual intake is around 140 learners and we have a teaching staff of approximately 60 teachers assisted by administrative and technical staff and learning support assistants."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the Governing Body and staff I would like to extend a very warm welcome to Lliswerry High School. We are a vibrant, caring and successful school, where the wellbeing, progress and achievement of all of our learners is at the centre of everything we do."

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lliswerry High School are Llanwern High School (1.3 miles), St Julian's School (2.3 miles), The John Frost School (2.7 miles) and Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed (2.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Newport (S Wales) Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Liswerry High School (outside), 140 metres away.