Schools in the Bridgend local authority
Bridgend has 61 schools listed on OfferDay across 9 towns.
48 primary schools · 9 secondary schools · 2 special and alternative provision schools · 1 independent school · 1 other establishment
About schools in Bridgend
Bridgend lists 61 schools, most of them primary schools. Its nine secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.
Estyn is the inspectorate for schools in Bridgend. Estyn no longer gives maintained schools a single overall grade, so a recent report reads as a written summary, with a follow-up category noted only where a school has one; each page shows the inspection date and links straight to the full Estyn report. Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so these pages lead with the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.
Recently inspected in Bridgend
The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.
- Coety Primary School Estyn, 1 July 2026
- Bryncethin Primary School Estyn, 12 June 2026
- Cynffig Comprehensive School Estyn, 21 May 2026
- Penybont Primary School Estyn, 15 April 2026
- Ysgol Bryn Castell Estyn, 30 March 2026
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Estyn, 27 March 2026
- Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School Estyn, 27 March 2026
- Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd Estyn, 26 February 2026
- Porthcawl Primary School Estyn, 13 February 2026
- Brackla Primary School Estyn, 13 February 2026
- Cefn Glas Infant School Estyn, 11 February 2026
- Afon-Y-Felin Primary School Estyn, 2 February 2026
Schools by town
The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Bridgend.
Common questions about schools in Bridgend
- How many schools does Bridgend have?
- OfferDay lists 61 schools in Bridgend, including 48 primary schools and nine secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in Bridgend?
- Schools in Bridgend are inspected by Estyn, the education inspectorate for Wales. Estyn no longer gives maintained schools a single overall grade, so a recent report reads as a written summary, with a follow-up category noted only where a school has one. Each school page shows the inspection date and links to the full Estyn report.
- How are schools in Bridgend ranked?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in Bridgend. Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Estyn reports and the characteristics the Welsh Government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.
- How many towns are in the Bridgend local authority?
- OfferDay groups the Bridgend schools across nine towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.