Secondary schools in Cardiff

There are 18 secondary schools in Cardiff, teaching 23,721 pupils. Of the 18 with a score, 12 do better than similar schools elsewhere in Wales and 2 do worse.

Best in Wales Primary schools in Cardiff All schools in Cardiff Places within

Doing better than similar schools12 of 18scored schools in the top two bands

Pupils23,721across these schools

Schools18secondary schools

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Secondary schools (18)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Estyn	Score	Likely range
1	The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High SchoolChurch in Wales · ages 11-19	1,263	–	Estyn, no grade	100	100 to 100
2	Cardiff High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19	1,794	–	Estyn, no grade	99	99 to 100
3	Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	1,132	–	Estyn, no grade	95	91 to 97
4	Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg GlantafCouncil · ages 11-19	1,498	–	Estyn, no grade	93	89 to 95
5	Radyr Comprehensive SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19	1,426	–	Estyn, no grade	92	89 to 95
6	Llanishen High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19	1,715	–	Estyn, no grade	90	87 to 94
7	Mary Immaculate R.C. High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	871	–	Estyn, no grade	89	82 to 94
8	Cathays High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19	1,247	–	Estyn, no grade	88	78 to 91
9	St Illtyds R.C. High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	990	–	Estyn, no grade	73	64 to 78
10	Fitzalan High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19	1,833	–	Estyn, no grade	70	63 to 76
11	St Teilo's C.I.W. High SchoolChurch in Wales · ages 11-19	1,375	–	Estyn, no grade	67	61 to 75
12	Whitchurch High SchoolFoundation · ages 11-19	2,459	–	Estyn, no grade	66	60 to 74
13	Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro EdernCouncil · ages 11-19	935	–	Estyn, no grade	61	53 to 68
14	Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg PlasmawrCouncil · ages 11-19	1,181	–	Estyn, no grade	58	47 to 64
15	Cantonian High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19	947	–	Estyn, no grade	56	45 to 63
16	Willows High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16	809	–	Estyn, no grade	35	29 to 47
17	Eastern HighCouncil · ages 11-16	1,185	–	Estyn, no grade	4	3 to 6
18	Cardiff West Community High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19	1,061	–	Estyn, no grade	3	1 to 4

Secondary schools by town in Cardiff

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.