Cardiff Sixth Form College has been ranked the top independent school in the UK over the past 13 years and offers both GCSE and A Level courses. The school has two campuses in Cardiff and Cambridge. 94% of students achieved A*-A grades in 2025 and 99.6% A*-B, with 50 students going onto study medicine and 7 to study law. 81% to top QS 100 universities worldwide and 33% went onto G5 universities – Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE and UCL. With a new state-of-the-art £90m campus being launched in September 2026, Cardiff Sixth Form College is highly rated by the pupils where staff offer one to one support, tutorials and academic enrichment on top of their extensive teaching programme.
A designated careers team at the College drive and reinforce student passion for learning with excellent careers guidance, UCAS support, entrance to US and other international universities, lectures and work experience programmes. Students live in modern boarding accommodation comprising single en-suite bedrooms and studio apartments and are offered a wide range of extra and super curricular activities. Students take part in volunteering and international work experience programmes as well as academic competitions. Encouraged to undertake self-study, all students given practice in Critical Thinking, as well as extra tutor support, they are prepared for the various entry requirements of tests such as UCAT, LNAT and TSA and are able to compete for the most sought-after places at top universities.
Over 40 different nationalities all living and learning together in a highly motivating and exciting atmosphere.




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| Head | Mr Gareth Collier |
| School Type | Senior co-education school |
| Junior Age Range | 14 - 17 |
| Senior Age Range | 16 - 19 |
| Academic | GCSE: Yes Alevel: Yes Int'l Baccalaureate: No |
| Vocational |
| Forces Discount | NA |
| Total Students | 405 |
| Youngest Boarder | 14 |
| Junior Boarders | 96 |
| Senior Boarders | 292 |
| Int'l Students | 326 |
| Closest Airport 1 | Heathrow (245km) |
| Closest Airport 2 | Bristol (78km) |