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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Cardiff property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Cardiff has both English-medium and Welsh-medium schools, each with their own catchment areas — our tool helps you navigate your options.
Free interactive map — enter any Cardiff postcode or address and see exactly which school catchment circles it falls within.
Cardiff's school landscape includes both English-medium and Welsh-medium schools, each with separate catchment areas. Demand for Welsh-medium schools has grown significantly. Our tool helps you check proximity to any Cardiff school.
Cardiff Council runs admissions for community schools across the city. Most use straight-line distance as the tiebreaker for oversubscribed schools, making precise distance calculation important.
Welsh-medium schools have their own separate catchment areas and are in high demand. Faith schools also operate their own admissions criteria. Always check the individual school's admissions policy.
Cardiff Council publishes annual admissions data on their website. Search 'Cardiff school admissions' on the council website for the latest catchment distances and supplementary information forms.
Click "Open Free Tool" above. No registration needed. Works in any browser on desktop or mobile.
Click "Add School" and search by school name or postcode. The tool locates it on the interactive map automatically.
Add the radius from the school's admissions data. You can enter distances in metres for precision.
Use "Check Address" to test any Cardiff address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Cardiff and surrounding areas:
Cardiff's oversubscribed schools can have tight catchments. Our tool calculates straight-line distance to the metre.
Monitor how Cardiff school catchments have shifted year on year — essential before buying near a popular school.
Plot both Welsh-medium and English-medium schools to understand all the options available from any Cardiff property.
Generate a shareable link for your solicitor or agent before exchange of contracts.
Cardiff Council uses oversubscription criteria. After looked-after children and EHCPs, community schools typically use straight-line distance. Welsh-medium schools have separate catchments.
Demand for Welsh-medium education has grown significantly in Cardiff. Some Welsh-medium schools are oversubscribed and have tight catchment distances. Our tool can help you assess proximity.
Pontcanna, Whitchurch, and Llandaff North are among the most sought-after areas for school catchments in Cardiff.
Yes — our tool works for any UK school by postcode or name, covering Penarth, Barry, and Dinas Powys schools in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Our free tool works for all UK schools. We also have dedicated guides for other major cities:
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