Schools

In the Vale of Glamorgan there are three Nursery Schools, two Infant Schools, two Junior Schools, 46 Primary Schools, eight Secondary Schools, including one Welsh-medium secondary school, and three Special Schools.

Seven of these are Welsh-medium primary schools, including two new schools, Ysgol Nant Talwg and Ysgol Dewi Sant, that opened in September 2011. Nursery provision is also available at our 36 units attached to infant and primary schools. There are also 15 Special Educational Needs units attached to mainstream schools.

Denominational education is provided at 13 primary age schools comprising of 10 Church in Wales primary schools, one Roman Catholic primary school, one Roman Catholic infant school and one Roman Catholic junior school. Catholic secondary provision is available at St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School. There is no Church in Wales Secondary School in the Vale but parents wishing for this type of education are able to access the Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales secondary school under arrangements agreed by Cardiff and the Vale authority.

Schools are classified as Community, Foundation, Voluntary Controlled and Voluntary Aided. The Council is responsible for coordinating the admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools, whilst the governing bodies are responsible for the Foundation and Voluntary Aided sector.

Penarth Learning Community

The Penarth Learning Community will comprise of St Cyres Comprehensive and a new SEN school to replace Ashgrove School, Ysgol Erw'r Delyn and Ysgol Maes Dyfan. The new building, containing both the mainstream comprehensive school and a separate regional SEN school, would be located on the St Cyres Comprehensive and adjoining special school sites in Penarth.

The Public Consultation period considering educational matters has now ended.

Read the formal consultation document here and see the artist's impression below.

Useful links

• Barry College
• United World College of the Atlantic