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The Cathedral School, Llandaff

Independent secondary (new sixth form)

National rank

Rank last year

89.8^%

A-level

69.9^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Clare Sherwood

Gender of entry Mixed

Total pupils 808 (3-18)

UK day fees per term* £6,724-£6,919 (11-18) includes lunch

Our methodology

Results

Grade

36.1

37.1

16.6

A*/A

73.2

A*-B

89.8

Grade

9/8

46.8

23.1

9/8/7

69.9

What the school inspection says

“The school describes its ethos and aims as ‘to give all young people every opportunity to flourish and to become world-class learners, within a nurturing and supportive community’. The standards achieved by pupils at the Cathedral School are extremely high. Pupils make strong progress over time … Most pupils participate enthusiastically in the wide range of learning opportunities they experience, and develop increasing confidence. There is an extensive and particularly well-supported programme of co-curricular activities and trips … Pupils take great pride in their school. There is a strong sense of community, in which almost all pupils contribute constructively to the life of the school.”

Inspection

2018

In detail

Read the full report

About the school

This co-ed day school was Welsh Independent School of the Year 2024, and Welsh Independent School of the Year 2025.
Pupils aged 3-18 enjoy a high level of academic teaching, excellent facilities and a diverse co-curricular offering underpinned by a Christian ethos.
The 18 girls and 18 boys, usually aged seven to ten, who are chosen as choristers at Llandaff Cathedral, receive free tuition at the Cathedral School.
A former choral scholar, Clare Sherwood, is the school’s first female head. The Cambridge history graduate, sports captain and public speaker embodies the Cathedral School’s ethos of encouraging pupils to try a breadth of interests and experiences, as well as to be kind, intellectually curious and competitive.

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registrar@cathedral-school.co.uk

Telephone

029 2083 8504

Website

cathedral-school.co.uk

Address

Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YH

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