Howell's School

IndependentIndependentCardiff

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.

NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Howell's School is an independent school in Cardiff for pupils.

Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YD029 2056 2019All details

Inspection

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Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Find this school's Estyn reports My Local School (Welsh Government)

Results

No GCSE measures have been published for this school yet. Wales publishes Capped 9 and related measures each January.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances.

You apply through Cardiff council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 9 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m10212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate49 per 1,000 people46% lower than the England average

Typical house price£269,475Cardiff

Nearest bus stop180 mPalace Road, 15 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
The Cathedral School	Independent	510 m	–	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Llandaff City C.I.W. Primary School	Council	710 m	402	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Radnor Primary School	Council	730 m	226	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Lansdowne Primary School	Council	980 m	315	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Meadowbank Special School	Not Applicable	0.7 miles	98	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Gabalfa Primary School	Council	0.7 miles	237	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Ysgol Glan Ceubal	Council	0.7 miles	207	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna	Council	0.7 miles	659	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare

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Questions parents ask

Is Howell's School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Howell's School yet.

How many pupils does Howell's School have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YD
Telephone: 029 2056 2019
Type of school: Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase: Independent school
Local authority: Cardiff
Ward: Llandaff
Constituency: Cardiff West
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 402018 · School number 6816024 · UKPRN 10008930

Official record My Local School Download this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

13 September 2026PhaseCode changed from “Independent” to “Other”
13 September 2026TypeCode changed from “Other independent school” to “Welsh establishment”

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education Get Information About Schools and the Welsh Government address list of schools (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Neighbourhood deprivation: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 postcode lookup.
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