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
55	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
10	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
175	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
352	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,618	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,301	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,317	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,320	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
525	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
450	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
105	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
156	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
476	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,186	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	All pupils
5,222	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Male
4,964	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Female
2,337	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
765	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
470	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
245	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
15	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
607	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,028	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,489	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,364	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Male
4,125	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,669	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
765	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
240	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
230	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
240	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
671	Number of pupils	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,365	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	All pupils
4,709	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Male
4,656	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Female
2,204	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
570	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
430	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
255	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
40	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
752	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,262	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,481	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,332	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Male
3,149	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Female
1,252	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
625	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
220	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
185	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
257	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
849	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,304	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	All pupils
3,761	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Male
3,543	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Female
1,191	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,045	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
445	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
65	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
110	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
195	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
435	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,762	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,446	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Male
3,316	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Female
1,013	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
970	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
510	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
65	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
20	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
106	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
425	Number of pupils	2021/22	Powys	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,420	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	All pupils
1,719	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Male
1,701	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Female
534	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
545	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
285	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
15	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
5	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
72	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
269	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,235	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,151	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Male
2,084	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Female
650	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
360	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
205	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
55	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented

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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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