Cardiff High School, Cardiff
Cardiff High School is a secondary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Cardiff High School in detail
School in Wales
Cardiff High School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 1795 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 2% have additional learning needs (14% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 45% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 239 pupils (Year 7) to 315 (Year 12).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,016 per pupil, against £4,633 in 2021-22. It carried forward £1,844k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Cardiff High School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Cardiff High School 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Cardiff High School in its own words
In its own words: "Cardiff High School is a large comprehensive school that is proud to serve our local community in the north of the city. Our mission, in line with our school motto of " Tua'r Golenu ", is to provide a high quality learning experience for all, ensuring no pupil is left behind."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Cardiff High School are Llanishen High School (1.1 miles), Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern (1.2 miles), Corpus Christi Catholic High School (1.3 miles) and St Teilo's C.I.W. High School (1.3 miles).
Llanishen High SchoolYsgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro EdernCorpus Christi Catholic High SchoolSt Teilo's C.I.W. High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Heath High Level Rail Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cardiff High School (outside), 160 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 Cardiff High School's Estyn reports.
About
Cardiff High School is a comprehensive school in the Cyncoed area of Cardiff, Wales. Mr Thompson has been Headteacher since 2026.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Keep up with Cardiff High School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cardiff High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cardiff High School 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
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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.
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Questions parents ask about Cardiff High School
What is the catchment area for Cardiff High School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Cardiff High School 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 Cardiff High School?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Cardiff High School 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 Cardiff High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 Cardiff High School?
Cardiff High School is at Llandennis Road, Cyncoed, Cardiff, CF23 6WG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)