School Chooser

The Greenhill School

Secondary · ages 11-19Council877 pupilsSixth formPembrokeshire
School Chooser Score
38
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 30 to 51
Out of 100. Better than 30% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
Best nine GCSE grades score373Wales 366
Attendance88.6%Wales 89.6%
Pupils from low-income families12%Wales 20%
Pupils with additional learning needs27%Wales 11%
Pupils on roll877
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

The Greenhill School is a council school in Pembrokeshire for pupils aged 11 to 19. It has 877 pupils. We give it 38 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 30% of the 50 schools most like it. Teaching is in English.

Heywood Lane, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, SA70 8BN01834 840100All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

Wales scores GCSEs in points rather than counting passes. Here is how the school compares with all secondaries in Wales.

Best nine GCSE grades score373
Wales 366
Official name: Capped 9 points score (interim)
English or Welsh score41.7
Wales 39.9
Official name: Literacy points score
Maths score37.4
Wales 36.9
Official name: Numeracy points score
Science score40.1
Wales 37.0
Official name: Science points score
Trend
Best nine GCSE grades score
2023 to 2025
2023: 37537520232024: 34934920242025: 3733732025
Since 2023: -2Steady overall
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023PembrokeshireWales
Best nine GCSE grades scoreCapped 9 points score (interim)373349375375366
English or Welsh scoreLiteracy points score41.738.442.141.839.9
Maths scoreNumeracy points score37.433.736.938.536.9
Science scoreScience points score40.134.540.238.637.0
Welsh Baccalaureate scoreSkills Challenge Certificate points score38.537.540.937.531.6
Best nine GCSE score: low-income pupilsCapped 9, eligible for free school meals287324304300308

Interim measures published by the Welsh Government; no measures were published for 2020 to 2022.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Best nine GCSE grades scoreLow-income pupils vs all pupils
286.8373.1
Gap 86.3England 57.9
Literacy pointsLow-income pupils vs all pupils
31.541.7
Gap 10.2
Numeracy pointsLow-income pupils vs all pupils
26.737.4
Gap 10.7
Science pointsLow-income pupils vs all pupils
27.840.1
Gap 12.3
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child gets free school meals. The Welsh figures are averaged over three years, and the grey marks show Wales rather than England.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Pembrokeshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll877
Pupils from low-income families12%Three-year average; Wales 20%
Pupils getting extra support27%Additional learning needs; Wales 11%
Pupils learning English3%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils9%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 5 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals11.8%11.9%11.4%10.9%9.8%9.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)27.2%25.8%27.8%22.3%23.6%28.5%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2.8%3.6%2.8%1.5%1.1%0.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils8.9%8.5%7.8%6.9%6.3%5.8%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.6% of the time. Across secondary schools in Wales it was 89.6%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance88.6%
Wales 89.6%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.0%94.0%20192023: 88.1%88.1%20232024: 87.3%87.3%20242025: 88.6%88.6%2025
Since 2019: -5.4%Steady overall

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£6,6042025/26, Wales £5,956
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,7784,77820202021: 5,0895,08920212022: 5,1825,18220222023: 5,2085,20820232024: 5,9995,99920242025: 6,1706,17020252026: 6,6046,6042026
Since 2020: +1,826Steady overall

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £648 more than the Welsh average for secondary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m13212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate110 per 1,000 people21% higher than the England average
Typical house price£225,000Pembrokeshire
Nearest bus stop200 mHeywood Court, 10 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

No other schools of this phase within 8 km.

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares The Greenhill School with the 50 schools in Wales whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats30%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 38 is 14 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 3 · middle 52 · highest 97100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than The Greenhill School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ysgol Caer ElenCouncil14.8 miles907Estyn, no grade97Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 38 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 38% of secondary schools in Wales. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 30 to 51. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years40%in line
+0.02
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 175 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils25%below
-0.11
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 175 pupils
Attendance and behaviour20%below
-0.07
2024/25; 877 pupils
Direction of travel over five years15%in line
-0.01
results and attendance rising year on year

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is The Greenhill School a good school?

It is about average. The Greenhill School scores 38 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 30% of the 50 schools most like it in Wales. The score could fairly be anywhere from 30 to 51, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

How many pupils does The Greenhill School have?

877 pupils aged 11 to 19.

Does The Greenhill School have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Heywood Lane, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, SA70 8BN
Telephone
01834 840100
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Secondary school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
Religious character
None
Local authority
Pembrokeshire
Ward
Tenby: South
Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
401743 · School number 6684035 · UKPRN 10008863
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Secondary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “877” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “11.8” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from