How many schools are in Carmarthenshire?

Carmarthenshire has 113 open schools — 0 primary schools and 0 secondary schools across 14 areas. Data sourced from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools (GIAS) register.

What areas are covered by Carmarthenshire school catchment zones?

Carmarthenshire administers catchment areas across 14 areas, including Carmarthenshire, Sir Gaerfyrddin, Llanelli, Caerfyrddin, Carmarthen 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 Carmarthenshire?

In Carmarthenshire, 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 Carmarthenshire council each autumn.

Which schools in Carmarthenshire are oversubscribed?

Oversubscription varies by school and year in Carmarthenshire. 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 Carmarthenshire admissions authority's published offer data or the school's own admissions policy.

Carmarthenshire School Catchment Areas

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

Carmarthenshire coordinates admissions across 11 primary and 1 secondary schools, with oversubscription criteria applied consistently across the authority.

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

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

113 total 0 primary 0 secondary 14 areas

Carmarthenshire Catchment Area Documents

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

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Schools in Burry Port

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Burry Port Community Primary School

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Carmarthenshire School Catchment Areas

Carmarthenshire Catchment Area Documents

Cefneithin C.P.

Llechyfedach C.P. School

Ysgol Gynradd Y Tymbl

Cross Hands C.P. School

Llangain School

Carway C.P. School

Ysgol Gynradd Ponthenri

Bancyfelin C.P. School

Meidrim C.P. School

Betws C.P. School

Ysgol Gynradd Tycroes

Talley School

Ysgol Gynradd Drefach

Ysgol Gynradd Gorslas

Ysgol Gymunedol Peniel

Ysgol Gynradd Saron

Ysgol Gynradd Ffairfach

Cwrt Henry

Ysgol y Dderwen

Ysgol Gynradd Pum Heol

Ysgol Llannon

Ysgol Gymraeg Brynsierfel

Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman

Ysgol Beca

Ysgol Gynradd Bynea

Pwll C.P. Mixed School

Pentip V.A. C.I.W. Primary School

St Michael's School

Ysgol Y Felin

Ysgol Gymraeg Llangennech

Alternative Learning Company

Canolfan Y Gors

Ysgol Gynradd Bancffosfelen

Gwynfryn CP School

Pontyates C.P. School

Ysgol Gynradd Blaenau

Ysgol Llys Hywel

Cae'r Felin Community School

Westward House School

Carmarthenshire Secondary Teaching and Learning Centre Carmarthen

Ysgol Feithrin Rhydaman

Ysgol Gynradd Parcyrhun

Ysgol Gynradd Llanedy

Nant-y-cwm Steiner School

Ysgol Y Bedol

Brynteg Primary

Cilddewi Uchaf

Coleg Elidyr

Burry Port Community Primary School