Atlantic College, Llantwit Major
Atlantic College is a school for pupils in Llantwit Major.
- Estyn
- In follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Atlantic College in detail
School in Wales
Atlantic College 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 Atlantic College dates from 2022.
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 United World College of the Atlantic Ltd 2022 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Llantwit Major Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Atlantic College (outside), 330 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
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Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Atlantic College's Estyn reports.
About
United World College of the Atlantic, formerly Atlantic College, is a private boarding school in Llantwit Major in Wales. Founded in 1962, it was the first of the United World Colleges and was among the first educational institutions in the world to follow an international curriculum.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Atlantic College
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Atlantic College from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Atlantic College is in Vale of Glamorgan; for families living there:
Apply to Vale of Glamorgan for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Vale of Glamorgan is 4 (the median across 61 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 Atlantic College
What is the catchment area for Atlantic College?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Atlantic College has a defined catchment published by Vale of Glamorgan. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Vale of Glamorgan 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 Atlantic College?
Apply through Vale of Glamorgan, naming Atlantic College on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Vale of Glamorgan's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Atlantic College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Vale of Glamorgan is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Atlantic College?
Atlantic College is at St Donat's Castle, St Donat's, Llantwit Major, CF61 1WF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)