At the time of the inspection in November 2013, 11% of pupils were eligible for free school meals against the national average of 17.7%.

The College opened with 19 teachers and room to accommodate 400 students in a three-story building, to the west of the school's site.

The three storey building was at the eastern end of the school's site and housed the sixth form.

The new build was a result of the Welsh Government's 21st Century Schools & Education Capital Programme.

[8] The rest of the money needed for the new build was paid for by Monmouthsire County Council and the Welsh Government.

[10] The three floor new building has capacity for 1,500 students[11] and houses all subject departments under one roof, as opposed to the previous four main blocks which served the school.

[12] The KS3 programme of study includes: English, Mathematics, Science, Welsh, Art, Drama, Geography, History, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Modern Foreign Languages (French and Spanish), Music, Physical Education, Personal & Social Education (PSE), Religious Education and Design & Technology.

[13] In KS4 pupils must follow the core National Curriculum of English, Mathematics, Science (with the option of separate sciences leading to 3 GCSEs), Welsh Second Language (full course), Religious Education (short course with the option to study the full, course as an option), Physical Education, PSE and the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification.

According to the school's 2013 Estyn report, 'Very few pupils speak Welsh as their first language.

In 2016 and 2017, 100% of pupils achieved the Level 3 threshold which is the number of qualifications equivalent to the volume of 2 A levels grades A-E.[22][25] The school offers a variety of extracurricular activities ranging from a Welsh club to a judo club.

[1] The Estyn 2013 inspection report stated that 'pupils participate in a wide-variety of extra curricular activities within school and in the local community, such as the Caldicot food bank and raising money for Ty Hafan'.