How many schools are in Caerphilly?

Caerphilly has 81 open schools — 0 primary schools and 0 secondary schools across 13 areas. Data sourced from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools (GIAS) register.

What areas are covered by Caerphilly school catchment zones?

Caerphilly administers catchment areas across 13 areas, including Caerphilly, Blackwood, Newport, Bargoed, Hengoed and more. Each school's catchment boundary is set by the local authority and reviewed annually as part of the admissions process.

How do school catchment areas work in Caerphilly?

In Caerphilly, catchment areas define a geographical zone around each school. Children living within the catchment boundary are given priority in oversubscription criteria. The exact boundary — and the "last distance offered" — changes each year based on application volumes. Official catchment maps and admissions policies are published by Caerphilly council each autumn.

Which schools in Caerphilly are oversubscribed?

Oversubscription varies by school and year in Caerphilly. Popular schools typically receive more applications than available places, meaning the "last distance offered" shrinks annually. To check demand for a specific school, consult the Caerphilly admissions authority's published offer data or the school's own admissions policy.

Caerphilly School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Caerphilly has 81 schools — 56 primary and 1 secondary — spread across a mix of towns and areas.

Expect the tightest competition in and around Caerphilly and Blackwood, where popular primaries are regularly oversubscribed and last-distance-offered figures can shrink to a few hundred metres.

Admissions to all schools in Caerphilly are coordinated by the council — catchment area and sibling priority are the most common tiebreakers when schools are oversubscribed.

81 total 0 primary 0 secondary 13 areas

Caerphilly Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Caerphilly schools are published annually.

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Caerphilly School Catchment Areas

Caerphilly Catchment Area Documents

Pengam Primary School

Coed-Y-Brain Primary School

Cwmaber Junior School

Libanus Primary School

Deri Primary School

Waunfawr Primary School

Risca Primary School

Hengoed Primary School

Llanfabon Infants School

Nant Y Parc Primary School

Cwm Ifor Primary School

Ysgol Ifor Bach

Fleur-De-Lys Primary School

Markham Primary School

Pontllanfraith Primary School

Bryn Primary School

Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn

Cefn Fforest Primary School

Penllwyn Primary School

Blackwood Primary School

Blackwood Comprehensive School

Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School

Crumlin High Level Primary School

Pantside Primary School

Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School

Ynysddu Primary School

Machen Primary School

Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon

Newbridge School

Risca Community Comprehensive School

Tyn - y - Wern Primary

Fochriw Primary School

Gilfach Fargoed Primary School

Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed

The Lewis School

Park Primary School Bargoed

Ysgol Bro Sannan

St Gwladys Bargoed School

Y Cwmpawd Gilfach

Derwendeg Primary School

Tiryberth Primary School

Greenhill Primary School

Maesycwmmer Primary School

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta

Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre

Ystrad Mynach Primary

Upper Rhymney Primary School

Ysgol Y Lawnt

Bryn Awel Primary School

Idris Davies School 3 to 18

Pentwynmawr Primary School

Tynewydd Primary School

Cwmcarn Primary School

Llancaeach Junior School

Ysgol G.G. Caerffili

Cwmfelinfach Primary School

Trinant Primary School

Whiterose Primary