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School Atlas lists 94 state primary schools, 12 state secondary schools, 1 special school, 4 pupil referral units and 1 post-16 school or college in Carmarthenshire. It also lists 7 independent schools and 103 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 11 have a religious character: 8 Church in Wales and 3 Roman Catholic.
77 schools teach wholly or partly through Welsh (62 Welsh-medium and 15 dual-stream), and so does 1 nursery.
Estyn inspects schools in Carmarthenshire. It has not given summative grades since 2020: its reports set out what each school does well and what it should improve.
We hold the catchment area for 89 schools in Carmarthenshire. Select a school on the map to see its area.
Welsh councils set their own closing dates. For September 2027 secondary entry, the councils we checked close between 9 and 31 October 2026 (Rhondda Cynon Taf is earliest); we have not confirmed Carmarthenshire's date. Check your council's admissions page.
Primary (Reception) closing date: set by your council; check its admissions page.