School Support Categories in Torfaen

The colour indicates what level of support a school needs - from Green (least support, up to 4 days a year) through Yellow (up to 10 days), Amber (up to 15 days) to Red (up to 25 days of support). 

The information used to categorise schools includes information on how a school is led and managed, the quality of learning and teaching, teacher assessments, attendance and examination results. 

Use the menu (top right) to choose which type of school to look at.

How have the support categories for schools in Torfaen changed?

Primary Schools

Torfaen's primary schools' progress is very close to the Welsh average. In 2014 the schools on average need over 11 days support and now they need just over 7.5 days. 

Secondary Schools

Torfaen's secondary schools now need much more support than they did, and at over 18 days on average, require substantially more support than any other authority in Wales.