What is the best secondary school in Cardiff?

On our composite score, The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School is the top-ranked secondary school in Cardiff, with a grade A. The score is one view of a school: each profile shows the figures behind it, and the list above ranks every scored secondary school in the area.

How many secondary schools are there in Cardiff?

There are 18 secondary schools in Cardiff with a composite score on FindGreatSchools. Schools too new to have published results, and independent and special schools, are listed on their own pages.

How are secondary schools in Cardiff ranked?

By our composite score, which blends three domains (attainment, progress and engagement) into a grade from A to F. Schools are ordered by score weighted by data completeness, so a school with thin data cannot leapfrog a well-measured one. The method and weights are published in full.

The best secondary schools in Cardiff

Compare 18 top-rated secondary schools in Cardiff, ranked by Estyn follow-up status, GCSE results, attendance and progress. Top of the list: The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School.

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Compare the top two side by side: The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School vs Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf

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The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf

Cardiff High School

Cathays High School

Corpus Christi Catholic High School

Fitzalan High School

Mary Immaculate R.C. High School

Radyr Comprehensive School

Llanishen High School

St Illtyds R.C. High School

St Teilo's C.I.W. High School

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr

Whitchurch High School

Cantonian High School

Willows High School

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern

Cardiff West Community High School

Eastern High

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