There are two different ways to find contact details for our schools and governors. If you wish to contact a governor, please contact the headteacher or write to the chair of governors at the school's address.
General school search
You can search for a school by:
- location,
- type,
- Cardiff ward,
- Head teacher's name,
- language (Welsh, English or bilingual), or
- by part of the address.
Schools in your area
You can also find your nearest school and catchment areas when you enter your postcode.
Catchment areas
A child does not need to live within the catchment area of a school to be eligible to attend the school.
Which school catchment areas do I live in?
Enter your postcode to see which catchment area you live in. The results will show catchment area information for:
- English-medium community Primary schools
- English-medium community Secondary schools
- Welsh-medium community Primary schools
- Welsh-medium community Secondary schools
You will need to enter your home postcode to complete the search. If your child lives with more than one parent, please use their main address.
A new primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen Primary School, opened in September 2023. Located at the Plasdŵr development on land south of Llantrisant Road, the new school serves parts of north-west Cardiff. A catchment area is yet to be established.
The school is a dual stream school organised as one-form of entry offering Welsh-medium education and one-form of entry offering a dual language model - 50% English-medium education and 50% Welsh-medium education.
Find more information on the Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen Primary School website.
A new English-medium community primary school, Howardian Primary School, was established in Penylan in September 2015. A catchment area for the school is yet to be established.
English language schools
View Cardiff's Primary school catchment areas on the map.
View Cardiff's Secondary school catchment areas on the map.
Welsh language schools
View Cardiff's Welsh language Primary school catchment areas on the map.
View Cardiff's Welsh language Secondary school catchment areas on the map.
Allocation of places
Please note that we cannot guarantee a place for your child in your catchment area school. Allocation of places depends on the availability in the relevant year group.
If you need more information or advice on catchment areas, please contact us.
Pupil numbers
The Stats Wales website has information about pupil number at schools throughout Wales.
