ACT Schools, Cardiff
ACT Schools is a school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- In follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
ACT Schools in detail
School in Wales
ACT Schools is a school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on ACT Schools dates from 2025.
Estyn follow-up status: The school does not require any follow-up activity by Estyn..
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report ACT Schools 2025 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
ACT Schools in its own words
In its own words: "Our people, your people and all of the individuals out there who are looking to improve themselves, their lives and their career prospects. At ACT, we’re all extremely passionate about making a positive difference to people’s lives by providing excellent learning programmes and opportunities - and all 372 of us come in to work each day to do just that."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is East Tyndall Street, 100 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read ACT Schools's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to ACT Schools from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. ACT Schools is in Cardiff; for families living there:
Apply to Cardiff for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about ACT Schools
What is the catchment area for ACT Schools?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so ACT Schools has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to ACT Schools?
Apply through Cardiff, naming ACT Schools on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near ACT Schools?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is ACT Schools?
ACT Schools is at Ocean Park House, East Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF24 5ET.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)