Pupil Level Annual School Census summary data by local authority (pupils aged 5 to 15 in primary, middle or secondary schools)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total, [z] = not applicable.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local authority	Sector	Component
4,562	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All pupils
2,301	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Male
2,261	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Female
702	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
19	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
188	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,168	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All pupils
1,663	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Male
1,505	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Female
480	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
21	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
124	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,190	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	All pupils
3,666	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Male
3,524	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Female
953	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
181	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
384	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,637	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,362	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Male
3,275	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Female
696	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
69	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
322	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,939	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	All pupils
3,478	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Male
3,461	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Female
1,197	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
248	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
498	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,389	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,728	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Male
2,661	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Female
794	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
68	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
315	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,343	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,229	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Male
3,114	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Female
1,213	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
173	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
351	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,117	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,158	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Male
2,959	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Female
998	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
138	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
425	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,674	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	All pupils
5,464	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Male
5,210	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Female
1,721	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
599	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
997	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,138	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,142	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,996	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,110	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
143	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
476	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,927	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	All pupils
5,021	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Male
4,906	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Female
1,762	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
835	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,260	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,011	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,070	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Male
2,941	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Female
898	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
184	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
641	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,396	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	All pupils
3,759	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Male
3,637	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Female
848	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
213	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
481	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,699	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,350	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Male
3,349	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Female
680	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
102	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
340	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,388	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	All pupils
1,692	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Male
1,696	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Female
399	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
114	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
279	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,242	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,226	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Male
2,016	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Female
444	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
98	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
315	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,484	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,754	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Male
3,730	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Female
1,284	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)

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Main information

• Most recent update: 18 September 2025
• Next update expected: July 2026
• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: Welsh Government
• Data source: Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)
• Time period covered: September 2018 to August 2025

Data notes

• Revisions:
  • 18 September 2025
  • 4 September 2025
• Rounding applied:

  Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  Data from the annual School Census which collects information on schools, pupils, classes, ethnicity, free school meal eligibility, additional learning needs and special educational needs.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The data in this report is collected by the Welsh Government from local authority maintained schools in a return called the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC). PLASC is an electronic collection of pupil and school level data. Schools record data on pupils and the school throughout the year in their Management Information System (MIS) software. This data is collated into an electronic PLASC return and submitted to the Welsh Government through DEWI, a secure online data transfer system developed by the Welsh Government. Various stages of automated validation and sense-checking are built into the process to ensure a high quality of data to inform policy making and funding.

• Statistical quality:

  The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by local authorities.

  The school census date is usually in January. Due to the level of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in January 2022, the 2022 census date was delayed to 15 February 2022. School closures between December 2020 and March 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the 2021 census date was delayed to 20 April 2021.

  Pupils are eligible for free school meals if their parents or guardians are in receipt of certain means-tested benefits or support payments. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have impacted on the quality of this data and may have resulted in over recording of this data in 2020 to 2022. These figures do not include pupils who only receive free school meals due to the universal primary free school meal policy.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: school.stats@gov.wales

Metadata

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