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Woodlands High School

SpecialNot Applicable182 pupilsCardiff
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils on roll182
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Woodlands High School is a not applicable in Cardiff for pupils. It has 182 pupils. Language category: Not applicable.

Vincent Road, Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5AQ029 2056 1279All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

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.

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.

Language category: Not applicable.

You apply through Cardiff council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll182
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 1 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£19,5162025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 15,49515,49520202021: 15,30815,30820212022: 14,85214,85220222023: 17,86017,86020232024: 20,16020,16020242025: 19,91319,91320252026: 19,51619,5162026
Since 2020: +4,021

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £13,838 more than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m54912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate178 per 1,000 people96% higher than the England average
Typical house price£269,475Cardiff
Nearest bus stop200 mTrelai School, 13 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
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ty Gwyn Special SchoolNot Applicable100 m251Estyn, no gradeCompare
Trelai Primary SchoolCouncil110 m329Estyn, no gradeCompare
Riverbank Special SchoolNot Applicable220 m80Estyn, no gradeCompare
Cardiff West Community High SchoolCouncil330 m1,061Estyn, no grade3Compare
Millbank Primary SchoolCouncil590 m251Estyn, no gradeCompare
Herbert Thompson PrimaryCouncil950 m463Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ely Presbyterian Church SchoolMaintained0.7 milesEstyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gymraeg TregannaCouncil0.8 miles659Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Woodlands High School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Woodlands High School yet.

How many pupils does Woodlands High School have?

182 pupils.

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

Contact and details

Address
Vincent Road, Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5AQ
Telephone
029 2056 1279
Type of school
Not applicable (Not Applicable, special schools)
Phase
Special school
Religious character
None
Local authority
Cardiff
Ward
Caerau
Constituency
Cardiff West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401931 · School number 6817006 · UKPRN 10013868
Language
Not applicable

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Special” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Not Applicable” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “182” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from