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
82	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
398	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,539	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	All pupils
1,788	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Male
1,751	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Female
1,110	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
265	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
260	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
25	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
64	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
216	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,007	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,046	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Male
1,961	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Female
1,118	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
355	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
210	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
45	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
10	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
76	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
220	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,470	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	All pupils
3,310	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Male
3,160	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Female
1,867	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
580	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
440	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
55	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
15	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
88	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
401	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,596	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,859	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Male
2,737	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Female
1,426	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
700	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
565	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
100	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
73	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
293	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,140	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	All pupils
2,690	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Male
2,450	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Female
785	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
395	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
410	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
105	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
10	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
90	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
371	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,252	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,175	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Male
2,077	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Female
681	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
465	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
310	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
115	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
47	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
278	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,010	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	All pupils
6,175	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Male
5,835	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Female
2,677	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,125	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
850	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
375	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
25	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
2,033	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
3,495	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,532	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,836	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Male
4,696	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Female
1,936	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
830	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
725	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
315	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
5	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
25	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1,409	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,620	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
25,220	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	All pupils
12,823	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Male
12,397	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Female
6,980	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
555	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
830	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
650	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
255	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
10	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
4,504	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)

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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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