Photo: Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer of Fishguard’s schools teach in Welsh than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s schools: 0%
Measured that way, Fishguard is below both Dyfed’s towns (29%) and Wales’s schools (22%). 3 state-funded schools are located in Fishguard’s built-up area. Wales doesn’t publish school-level results comparable with England’s Key Stage 2 and GCSE tables, so Welsh towns have no School Grade; Fishguard’s overall grade uses its other subjects.
What stands out about Fishguard’s schools
Mostly English-medium
0% of Fishguard’s mainstream schools teach mainly in Welsh, against 29% across Wales. Families choose either, whatever language they speak at home. Welsh and English ↓
No school sixth forms
None of Fishguard’s state secondaries teaches past 16; students go on to a further-education college or a sixth form elsewhere. After 16 ↓
Faith schools
Holy Name V.R.C. School have a religious character; some give priority by church attendance when full. Getting a place ↓
Written from the Welsh Government’s list of schools and DfE’s register on this page.
Where Fishguard’s 3 state schools are
Each school at its address, coloured by its teaching language and sized by pupils. Open a school for its own page. The dashed shape is Fishguard’s built-up area.
Most schools give places by distance once siblings are in, so the schools nearest a home matter more than any league table.
Which language Fishguard’s schools teach in
Mainstream state schools by the Welsh Government’s language category. The black tick is the share across Wales.
No Welsh-medium primary in Fishguard. Welsh-medium schools teach mainly in Welsh and bring pupils to fluency in both languages; English-medium schools teach Welsh as a subject; dual-language schools teach in both.
How school places work in Fishguard
Pembrokeshire Council handles applications for every state school in Fishguard. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.
When a school is full
Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 1 of Fishguard’s 3 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.
3 state schools in Fishguard
Every state school in Fishguard, from DfE’s register of schools (GIAS) and the Welsh Government’s list of schools (pupils, language). Wales publishes no school-level results. Each school has its own page.
Pupils: Welsh Government school census, as in its April 2026 list of schools.
Where Fishguard’s teenagers go at 16
Young people in Wales can leave education at 16; most stay on at a sixth form or a further-education college.
The state secondary in Fishguard teaches 11 to 16. Further-education colleges in Wales aren’t in DfE’s register, so they aren’t listed here.
Fishguard and the places around it
State schools and Welsh-medium schools in the built-up areas around Fishguard.
Wales doesn’t publish school-level results
- Not published in Wales. England publishes each school’s Key Stage 2 and GCSE results; Wales publishes no school-level results tables comparable with them. Estyn inspects Welsh schools and publishes a report on each, without a one-word judgement. So we list Fishguard’s schools and leave the School Grade out, rather than grade Welsh towns on a different measure.
- Estyn. Each school’s latest inspection report is on Estyn’s website: search by the school’s name. estyn.gov.wales ↗
Questions about schools in Fishguard
Are schools in Fishguard good?
Wales doesn’t publish school-level results, so Welsh towns, Fishguard among them, have no School Grade. The overall grade uses the other subjects.
How many state schools are in Fishguard?
3 open state-funded schools are located in Fishguard’s built-up area: 2 primary, 1 secondary and 0 other.
Are there Welsh-medium schools in Fishguard?
None of the mainstream state schools inside Fishguard’s built-up area teaches mainly in Welsh; Pembrokeshire Council can say which Welsh-medium school serves the area.
How do I apply for a school place in Fishguard?
Through Pembrokeshire Council, which sets its own closing dates for primary and secondary places.
Why do Fishguard’s schools have no grades?
Wales doesn’t publish school-level results comparable with England’s tests and GCSE tables, so we don’t grade Welsh schools or towns on schools. Estyn publishes an inspection report on each school.
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Welsh establishments; Welsh Government address list of schools in Wales (April 2026: language, sector, pupils). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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