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
45	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
103	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
382	Number of pupils	2021/22	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,211	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,660	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Male
3,551	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Female
1,294	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
920	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
665	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
90	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
133	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
451	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,732	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,388	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,344	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,007	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,160	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
420	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
135	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
68	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
359	Number of pupils	2021/22	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,043	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	All pupils
6,177	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Male
5,866	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Female
2,661	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,790	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1,025	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
205	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
60	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
345	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
940	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,113	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
5,190	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Male
4,923	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,981	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,660	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
885	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
300	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
15	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
155	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
762	Number of pupils	2021/22	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
15,777	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	All pupils
8,227	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Male
7,550	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Female
3,847	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,765	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1,200	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
640	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
25	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1,423	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,734	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,864	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	All pupils
6,598	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Male
6,266	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Female
2,669	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,530	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
980	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
610	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
600	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,978	Number of pupils	2021/22	Swansea	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,692	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	All pupils
4,471	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Male
4,221	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Female
2,487	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
915	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
590	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
380	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
35	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
187	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
594	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,505	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,304	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Male
4,201	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Female
1,960	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
785	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
550	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
330	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
50	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
48	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
509	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,904	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	All pupils
5,097	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Male
4,807	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Female
2,436	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
205	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
365	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
65	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
165	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan

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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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