Best Private Schools in Cardiff - Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Cardiff has 7 private schools which take pupils of high school age, some of which also have primary and nursery schools as well. All of these schools offer day places, with one offering boarding places as well (Cardiff Sixth Form College).

Many of Cardiff’s independent schools are located in the city centre. There are also schools in Llandaff and Old St Mellons to name a few.

FromToAveraging
Day Places£8,808£22,500£14,192
Boarding Places£51,000£51,000£51,000

Most of the private schools in Cardiff are co-ed schools, with one girls-only school (Howell’s School Llandaff). There are no boys-only school independent schools in Cardiff.

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Schools in Cardiff

Location1 - 3 Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AAGCSE A*/A: 88.8%
LocationNewport Road, Cardiff, CF3 5YXGCSE A*/A: 87.4%
LocationCardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YDGCSE A*/A: 73%
LocationCardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YHGCSE A*/A: 66.3%
LocationHawthorn Road West, Cardiff, CF14 2FLGCSE A*/A: Not Available
Location6 West Grove, Cardiff, CF24 3XLGCSE A*/A: Not Available
LocationRoath, Cardiff, CF24 3ABGCSE A*/A: Not Available