St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire
St Dogmaels is a primary school for pupils in Pembrokeshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Dogmaels in detail
School in Wales
St Dogmaels is a Welsh-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 80 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
Year groups range from 4 pupils (Year 2) to 16 (Year 5).
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on St Dogmaels dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gynradd Llandudoch 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Dogmaels are Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi (1.1 miles), Cilgerran V.C.P. School (2.7 miles), Ysgol Llechryd (3.2 miles) and Ysgol Penparc (3.8 miles).
Ysgol Gynradd AberteifiCilgerran V.C.P. SchoolYsgol LlechrydYsgol Penparc
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Dogmaels.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (outside), 120 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 St Dogmaels's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with St Dogmaels
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Dogmaels from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Dogmaels is in Pembrokeshire; for families living there:
- Pembrokeshire's school travel policy: School transport policy and application form
- How to apply: Apply for School Transport
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 Pembrokeshire is 2 (the median across 69 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 St Dogmaels
What is the catchment area for St Dogmaels?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so St Dogmaels has a defined catchment published by Pembrokeshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Pembrokeshire 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 St Dogmaels?
Apply through Pembrokeshire, naming St Dogmaels on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Pembrokeshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near St Dogmaels?
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 Pembrokeshire is 2 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Dogmaels?
St Dogmaels is at St Dogmael's, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, SA43 3ET.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)