Schools in the Cardiff local authority
Cardiff has 144 schools listed on OfferDay across 10 towns.
3 nursery schools · 98 primary schools · 18 secondary schools · 7 special and alternative provision schools · 13 independent schools · 5 other establishments
About schools in Cardiff
Cardiff lists 144 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 18 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another seven schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.
Estyn is the inspectorate for schools in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff
The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.
- Bishop Childs C.I.W. Primary School Estyn, 21 July 2026
- Birchgrove Primary School Estyn, 16 July 2026
- Meadowbank Special School Estyn, 8 July 2026
- Ysgol Bro Eirwg Estyn, 8 July 2026
- Pentyrch Primary School Estyn, 8 July 2026
- Ysgol Pen Y Pil Estyn, 8 July 2026
- St John Lloyd R.C. Primary School Estyn, 8 July 2026
- Ysgol Mynydd Bychan Estyn, 22 May 2026
- Grangetown Nursery School Estyn, 21 May 2026
- Tremorfa Nursery School Estyn, 21 May 2026
- Peter Lea Primary School Estyn, 14 May 2026
- Ely and Caerau Children's Centre Estyn, 30 April 2026
Schools by town
The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Cardiff.
Common questions about schools in Cardiff
- How many schools does Cardiff have?
- OfferDay lists 144 schools in Cardiff, including 98 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in Cardiff?
- Schools in Cardiff 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 Cardiff ranked?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff local authority?
- OfferDay groups the Cardiff schools across ten 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 22 July 2026.