The Cathedral School, Cardiff
The Cathedral School is a school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- In follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
The Cathedral School in detail
School in Wales
The Cathedral School 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 The Cathedral School dates from 2018.
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 The Cathedral School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
The Cathedral School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Clare Sherwood became Head of the Cathedral School in September 2016. The first female Head at the School, Clare was previously five years the Deputy Head (Academic) at Blundell's School in Devon. Like her predecessor, Stephen Morris, Clare was educated at Hereford Cathedral School where she won the prestigious Sidney Sussex Essay Prize for History."
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an admissions event on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an open day on Friday 22 January 2027 and an open day on Wednesday 24 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Cardiff
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Waun-gron Park Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Black Lion (before), 200 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 The Cathedral School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Cathedral School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Cathedral 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
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 17 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 The Cathedral School
What is the catchment area for The Cathedral School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so The Cathedral 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 The Cathedral School?
Apply through Cardiff, naming The Cathedral 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 The Cathedral School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 17 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 The Cathedral School?
The Cathedral School is at Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)