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Education in Vale of Glamorgan

Welsh council

South Wales. 135,362 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 331 square kilometres.

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

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Schools by council

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Vale of Glamorgan had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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58
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Vale of Glamorgan had 58 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: Vale of Glamorgan among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Vale of Glamorgan is 58.

Schools

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Schools in Vale of Glamorgan

Vale of Glamorgan has 58 open schools: 44 primary, 7 secondary, 2 all-through, 1 special and 4 independent.

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

Primary (44)

SchoolTypePupils
ALBERT PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity439
ALL SAINTS CW PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided207
BARRY ISLAND PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity235
CADOXTON PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity460
COGAN PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity221
COLCOT PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity283
DINAS POWYS PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity460
EVENLODE PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity501
FAIRFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity266
GLADSTONE PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity434
GWENFO C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary controlled233
High Street Primary SchoolCommunity232
HOLTON PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity383
JENNER PARK PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity205
LLANDOUGH COUNTY PRIMARYCommunity184
LLANFAIR PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity142
LLANGAN PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity123
LLANSANNOR C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided228
OAK FIELD PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOLCommunity156
PALMERSTON PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity222
PENDOYLAN C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided222
PETERSTON-SUPER-ELY PRIMARYVoluntary controlled136
RHWS COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity368
ROMILLY PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity684
SOUTH POINT PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity117
ST ANDREW'S C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided236
ST ATHAN PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity212
St Brides C W Primary SchoolVoluntary aided220
ST DAVID'S CHURCH-IN-WALESVoluntary aided187
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided317
ST ILLTYD PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity348
ST NICHOLAS C/W PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary controlled152
ST. JOSEPH'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOLVoluntary aided217
SULLY PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity381
VICTORIA PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity453
Wick and Marcross C/W PrimaryVoluntary aided144
Y BONT FAEN PRIMARY SCHOOLCommunity269
Ysgol Gymraeg Dewi SantCommunity229
YSGOL GYMRAEG GWAUN Y NANTCommunity209
Ysgol Gymraeg Sant BarucCommunity337
YSGOL GYMRAEG SANT CURIGCommunity433
YSGOL IOLO MORGANWGCommunity195
YSGOL PEN-Y-GARTHCommunity320
Ysgol Y DdraigCommunity255

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypePupils
LLANTWIT MAJOR SCHOOLCommunity980
Mary Immaculate High SchoolVoluntary aided871
Pencoedtre High SchoolCommunity1,061
St Cyres Comprehensive SchoolCommunity1,226
St Richard Gwyn Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided817
Stanwell SchoolFoundation1,923
Whitmore High SchoolCommunity1,091

All-through (2)

SchoolTypePupils
COWBRIDGE SCHOOLCommunity1,559
YSGOL GYMRAEG BRO MORGANNWGCommunity1,431

Special (1)

SchoolTypePupils
Ysgol Y Deri523

Independent (4)

SchoolType
Atlantic CollegeIndependent school
Headlands SchoolIndependent school
Inspired LearnersIndependent school
Westbourne SchoolIndependent school

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