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Education in Cardiff

Welsh council

South Wales. 381,516 people in 142 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Cardiff, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Cardiff had 142 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
142
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Cardiff had 142 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Cardiff among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Cardiff is 142.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Cardiff. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Cardiff

Cardiff has 142 open schools: 3 nursery, 98 primary, 17 secondary, 7 special, 16 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Estyn has given no summative grades since September 2022. No outcome is shown.

Nursery (3)

SchoolTypePupils
Ely and Caerau Children's Centre76
GRANGETOWN NURSERY SCHOOL114
TREMORFA NURSERY41

Primary (98)

SchoolTypePupils
ADAMSDOWN PRIMARYCommunity373
ALBANY PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity411
ALL SAINTS C/W PRIMARYVoluntary aided138
BADEN POWELL PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity292
BIRCHGROVE PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity369
BISHOP CHILDS C/W PRIMARYVoluntary aided201
BRYN CELYN PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity188
BRYN DERI PRIMARYCommunity226
BRYN HAFOD PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity367
CHRIST THE KING PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided236
COED GLAS C P SCHOOLCommunity474
CORYTON PRIMARYCommunity172
CREIGIAU PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity364
Danescourt PrimaryCommunity433
Fairoak Primary SchoolCommunity409
FAIRWATER PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity159
GABALFA PRIMARYCommunity237
GLAN YR AFON PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity133
Glyncoed PrimaryCommunity285
Grangetown Primary SchoolCommunity375
GREENWAY PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity245
Hawthorn PrimaryCommunity209
Herbert Thompson PrimaryCommunity463
HOLY FAMILY R.C. PRIMARYVoluntary aided156
Howardian Primary SchoolCommunity452
Hywel Dda Primary SchoolCommunity417
Kitchener Primary SchoolCommunity449
LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity473
LANSDOWNE PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity315
LLANDAFF CITY PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity402
LLANEDEYRN PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity229
LLANISHEN FACH PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity527
LLYSFAEN PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity467
Marlborough PrimaryCommunity492
Meadowlane Primary SchoolCommunity319
MILLBANK PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity251
MOORLAND PRIMARYCommunity400
MOUNT STUART PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity439
NINIAN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity566
OAKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity458
Pen-Y-Bryn Primary SchoolCommunity246
Pencaerau PrimaryCommunity232
PENTREBANE PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity199
PENTYRCH PRIMARYCommunity177
PETER LEA PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity303
PontprennauCommunity483
Radnor Primary SchoolCommunity226
RADYR PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity449
RHIWBEINA PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity687
RHYDYPENAU PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity488
ROATH PARK PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity451
Rumney PrimaryCommunity457
Severn PrimaryCommunity439
SPRINGWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity300
ST ALBAN'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided169
ST BERNADETTES PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided244
St Cadoc's Catholic PrimaryCommunity332
ST CUTHBERT'S RC PRIMARYVoluntary aided122
ST DAVID'S C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity217
ST FAGANS CHURCH IN WALESVoluntary aided201
St John LloydVoluntary aided337
ST MARY THE VIRGIN C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided211
ST MONICAS C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided151
ST PATRICK'S R C SCHOOLVoluntary aided302
ST PHILIP EVANS PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided370
St. Francis R. C. Primary Sch.Voluntary aided332
St. Joseph's RC SchoolVoluntary aided224
ST. MARY'S R.C. PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided206
ST. MELLONS CHURCH IN WALES PRIMARYVoluntary controlled229
ST. PETER'S PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided441
ST.PAUL'S C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided225
STACEY PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity204
THORNHILL PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity434
TON-YR-YWEN PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity454
Tongwynlais Primary SchoolCommunity189
TREDEGARVILLE C/W PRIMARYVoluntary aided237
TRELAI PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity329
Trowbridge PrimaryCommunity188
Whitchurch PrimaryCommunity677
WILLOWBROOK PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity422
Windsor Clive PrimaryCommunity469
Y G G Gwaelod y GarthCommunity237
YSGOL BRO EIRWGCommunity367
Ysgol Glan CeubalCommunity207
Ysgol Glan MorfaCommunity255
YSGOL GYMRAEG COED Y GOFCommunity188
YSGOL GYMRAEG MELIN GRUFFYDDCommunity456
Ysgol Gymraeg Nant CaerauCommunity231
YSGOL GYMRAEG PWLL COCHCommunity315
Ysgol Gynradd Groes WenCommunity124
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg HamadryadCommunity364
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pen-Y-GroesCommunity104
YSGOL MYNYDD BYCHANCommunity258
Ysgol Pen Y PilCommunity175
YSGOL PENCAECommunity207
YSGOL TREGANNACommunity659
Ysgol Y Berllan DegCommunity396
Ysgol Y WernCommunity673

Secondary (17)

SchoolTypePupils
Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High SchoolVoluntary aided1,263
Cantonian High SchoolCommunity947
CARDIFF HIGH SCHOOLCommunity1,794
Cardiff West Community High SchoolCommunity1,061
Cathays High SchoolCommunity1,247
CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLVoluntary aided1,132
Eastern HighCommunity1,185
Fitzalan High SchoolCommunity1,833
Llanishen High SchoolCommunity1,715
Radyr Comprehensive SchoolCommunity1,426
St Teilo's C-in-W High SchoolVoluntary aided1,375
St. Illtyd's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided990
Whitchurch High SchoolFoundation2,459
Willows High SchoolCommunity809
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro EdernCommunity935
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg GlantafCommunity1,498
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg PlasmawrCommunity1,181

Special (7)

SchoolTypePupils
GREENHILL SPECIAL SCHOOL77
MEADOWBANK SPECIAL SCHOOL98
RIVERBANK SCHOOL80
THE COURT SCHOOL42
THE HOLLIES SCHOOL135
TY-GWYN SPECIAL SCHOOL251
WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL182

Independent (16)

SchoolType
ACT SchoolsIndependent school
Birchwood SchoolIndependent school
Cardiff Montessori School And NurseryIndependent school
Cardiff Sixth Form CollegeIndependent school
Cardiff Steiner SchoolIndependent school
Craig Y Parc SchoolIndependent school
Eastward HouseIndependent school
Howell's SchoolIndependent school
ILM High SchoolIndependent school
ILM Primary SchoolIndependent school
Kings Monkton SchoolIndependent school
Oakmont SchoolIndependent school
Red Rose SchoolIndependent school
St John's CollegeIndependent school
The Cathedral SchoolIndependent school
Ummul Mumineen AcademyIndependent school

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolType
Bryn y Deryn School and Student Support UnitPupil referral unit

Source: Welsh Government, Maintained schools, revised 23 April 2026.