The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Score
A88
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cardiff, CF5 2NR
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Cantonian High School
Fairwater Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3JR
Local ranking14th of 18 secondary schools in Cardiff
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Latest data: 2025 GCSEs · Estyn inspection 19 December 2025. Figures last updated .
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 368.2 Wales354.3·Cardiff366.2
- Literacy points score
- 38.3 Wales38.6·Cardiff40.1
- Numeracy points score
- 36.5 Wales36.0·Cardiff37.8
- Science points score
- 42.0 Wales35.8·Cardiff36.9
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 0.0 Wales29.0·Cardiff19.2
Welsh Government interim KS4 measures, from My Local School. Points scores are averages across the cohort and are not comparable with England's Attainment 8.
Pupil Demographics
2025-26- Total Pupils
- 880
- Capacity
- 900 (105% full)
- SEND
- 10.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.1%
- EAL
- 11.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.9%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 17.4% Wales7.3%·Cardiff7.1%
Attendance from My Local School (Welsh Government). Wales does not publish per-school persistent absence.
School Information
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 63.3%
- White Other: 6.4%
- Black African: 6.4%
- Other: 6.4%
- Mixed Other: 4.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.1%
63.3%
White British
6.4%
White Other
6.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Fairwater Road
Cardiff, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401879
- UKPRN
- 10008753
- Establishment No.
- 4049
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