Maesteg School, Maesteg
Maesteg School is a secondary school for pupils in Maesteg.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Maesteg School in detail
School in Wales
Maesteg 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 1015 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 10% have additional learning needs (30% in 2020/21); 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 63 pupils (Year 13) to 206 (Year 8).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,740 per pupil, against £5,320 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £139k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Maesteg School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Maesteg School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Maesteg School are Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd (2 miles), Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen (5.1 miles) and Ysgol Cwm Brombil (5.1 miles).
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg LlangynwydColeg Cymunedol Y DderwenYsgol Cwm Brombil
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Maesteg Rail Station, about 340 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lamb Hotel (nr former), 140 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Maesteg School's Estyn reports.
About
Ysgol Maesteg School is an English language comprehensive school situated in the town of Maesteg in the South Wales Valleys of south-eastern Wales. The former and more commonly used name of the school is Maesteg Comprehensive School, or Ysgol Gyfun Maesteg.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
Keep up with Maesteg School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Maesteg School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Maesteg School is in Bridgend; for families living there:
Apply to Bridgend for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Maesteg School
What is the catchment area for Maesteg School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Maesteg School has a defined catchment published by Bridgend. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Bridgend applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Maesteg School?
Apply through Bridgend, naming Maesteg School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Bridgend's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Maesteg School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Maesteg School?
Maesteg School is at Ffordd Dysgu, Maesteg, CF34 0LQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)