Senior Section Facilities

At the Cathedral School we are blessed with a prime site with extensive sports fields adjacent to Llandaff Cathedral and the peaceful Llandaff village.  We are consequently able to house our Nursery, Infant, Junior and Senior Section facilities on this single campus.  This is a brief description of the facilities we have in the Senior Section.

The Senior Building

Originally an Eighteenth Century Mansion commissioned by an admiral, then the residence of the bishop, our Senior Building was by turns an American military headquarters then a hall of residence for St Michael's College before becoming our main school building in 1958.  This beautiful, stately building is now our main classroom block for the Senior Section.  It also houses the Hulland Seminar Room, the Dining Hall, the Senior Library and two IT suites.  It is connected to our School Chapel, the oldest part of our site, where we hold daily services before School starts and year group assemblies.

The Lodge

Accessed via a footbridge stands the Lodge, an elegant nineteenth century building reminiscent of the work of William Burges which now houses our Art and Design Technology Departments. 

Jubilee Building

Opened to coincide with the Queen's Golden Jubilee, this splendid new building houses the School Reception, the purpose built dedicated laboratories for Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and the Headmaster's office as well as the Music Department.  Here we have eight small rooms for individual instrument tuition, three large classrooms, a recording studio, secure storage for instruments and a fully equipped music technology room. 

Directly above the Music Department stands the Roald Dahl Theatre, our main performance hall and drama studio.  This is the venue for our School assemblies, drama productions and concerts.  We also have a dedicated Speech and Drama Room.

Gloucester Building

This purpose built building mainly houses the Junior Section classrooms.  However, we also have four dedicated tutorial rooms for our Learning Support department in this central part of the School.

Sports Hall

Right in the heart of our School stands our Sports Hall.  It is a modern and versatile facility and allows us to play basketball, five a side football, indoor cricket, skittle ball and to do the normal gym disciplines and tests. 

Sports Grounds

Adjacent to our site we are lucky enough to have our Sports Grounds.  They are large enough for us to enjoy the traditional Games afternoons for large numbers of pupils, who play Rugby, football, cricket, hockey and netball.  And we are close enough to Llandaff Rowing Club for us to be able to use their facilities, so rowing is fast becoming another major School sport.