Education in Carmarthenshire

Welsh council

West Wales. 190,037 people in 2,371 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Carmarthenshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Carmarthenshire had 115 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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115

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Carmarthenshire had 115 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Carmarthenshire. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire has 115 open schools: 1 nursery, 94 primary, 12 secondary, 1 special, 3 independent and 4 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Estyn has given no summative grades since September 2022. No outcome is shown.

Nursery (1)

School	Type	Pupils
AMMANFORD NURSERY		81

Primary (94)

School	Type	Pupils
ABERGWILI	Voluntary controlled	35
BANCFFOSFELEN	Community	54
BANCYFELIN	Community	65
BECA	Community	46
BETWS	Community	83
BIGYN	Community	183
BLAENAU	Community	39
BRO BANW	Community	441
BRO BRYNACH	Community	90
BRYN	Community	222
BRYN TEG	Community	249
BRYNAMAN	Community	269
BRYNSARON	Community	51
BRYNSIERFEL	Community	206
BURRY PORT	Community	190
BYNEA	Community	202
CAE'R FELIN	Community	104
CARREG HIRFAEN	Community	164
CARWAY	Community	59
CEFNEITHIN	Community	105
CWRT HENRI	Community	35
CYNWYL ELFED	Community	42
DAFEN	Community	102
DEWI SANT	Community	445
FERRYSIDE	Voluntary controlled	26
FFAIRFACH	Community	69
FFWRNES	Community	468
GORSLAS	Community	206
GRIFFITH JONES	Community	297
GWENLLIAN	Community	123
GWYNFRYN	Community	56
HAFODWENOG	Community	42
HALFWAY	Community	221
HENDY	Community	187
JOHNSTOWN	Community	443
LAUGHARNE VCP SCHOOL	Voluntary controlled	53
LLANDDAROG	Community	69
LLANDEILO	Community	212
LLANDYBIE	Community	201
LLANEDI	Community	21
LLANGADOG	Community	103
LLANGAIN	Community	53
LLANGUNNOR	Community	318
LLANLLWNI	Community	37
LLANMILOE	Community	59
LLANNON	Community	91
LLANPUMSAINT	Community	33
LLANSTEFFAN	Community	8
LLANYBYDDER	Community	58
LLYS HYWEL	Community	135
MAES Y MORFA	Community	188
MEIDRIM	Community	31
MODEL	Voluntary aided	491
MYNYDDYGARREG	Community	28
MYRDDIN COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL	Community	102
NANTGAREDIG	Community	233
OLD ROAD	Community	116
PARC Y TYWYN	Community	267
PARCYRHUN	Community	199
PEMBREY	Community	210
PEN RHOS	Community	429
PENBOYR	Voluntary aided	77
PENIEL	Community	112
PENTIP	Community	97
PENYGAER	Community	166
PONTHENRI	Community	64
PONTIETS	Community	24
PUM HEOL	Community	77
PWLL	Community	73
RHYDAMAN	Community	288
RHYS PRICHARD	Community	212
RICHMOND PARK	Community	217
SARON	Community	220
ST MARY'S (CARMARTHEN)	Voluntary aided	32
ST MARY'S (LLANELLI)	Voluntary aided	184
STEBONHEATH	Community	276
SWISS VALLEY	Community	244
TALLEY	Community	59
TEILO SANT	Community	161
TRIMSARAN	Community	194
TY-CROES	Community	199
Y BEDOL	Community	299
Y CASTELL	Community	218
Y DDERWEN	Community	358
Y DDWYLAN	Community	253
Y FELIN	Community	218
Y TYMBL	Community	112
YSGOL GYMRAEG LLANGENNECH	Community	407
Ysgol Gymraeg Llechyfedach	Community	101
Ysgol Gymraeg Penygroes	Community	166
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Cross Hands	Community	127
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Drefach	Community	45
YSGOL GYNRADD PONTYBEREM	Community	227
YSGOL Y FRO	Community	15

Secondary (12)

School	Type	Pupils
Bryngwyn School	Community	1,045
Coedcae School	Community	846
Dyffryn Taf	Voluntary controlled	890
Glan-y-Mor School	Community	580
Queen Elizabeth High School	Community	1,289
St John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive School	Voluntary aided	465
Ysgol Bro Dinefwr	Community	1,092
Ysgol Dyffryn Aman	Community	1,547
Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn	Community	502
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin	Community	929
Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade	Community	1,253
Ysgol Maes Y Gwendraeth	Community	1,084

Special (1)

School	Type	Pupils
HEOL GOFFA		127

Independent (3)

School	Type
Coleg Llanymddyfri	Independent school
Gwenllian Education Centre	Independent school
St Michael's School	Independent school

Pupil referral and alternative provision (4)

School	Type
Canolfan Bro Tywi, Behaviour Support Service	Pupil referral unit
Canolfan Y Gors	Pupil referral unit
Carmarthenshire Secondary Teaching and Learning Centre, Burry Port & Canolfan Y Gors	Pupil referral unit
Carmarthenshire Secondary Teaching and Learning Centre, Carmarthenshire	Pupil referral unit

Source: Welsh Government, Maintained schools, revised 23 April 2026.