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
9,231	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
19,507	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	All pupils
9,941	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Male
9,566	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Female
5,044	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
645	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
550	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
705	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
275	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1,260	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
6,813	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
201,895 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	All pupils
103,005 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Male
98,890 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Female
46,688 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
14,810 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
12,315 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
4,035 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
1,150 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
195 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
12,431 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
26,687 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
174,777 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	All pupils
88,943 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Male
85,834 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Female
35,131 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
14,940 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
9,695 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
4,325 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
1,070 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
110 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
5,250 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
20,703 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,364	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All pupils
2,166	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Male
2,198	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Female
764	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
220	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
120	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
35	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
220	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
80	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
18	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
213	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,464	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All pupils
1,761	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Male
1,703	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Female
553	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
335	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
180	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
55	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
110	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
70	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
18	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
146	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,796	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	All pupils
3,493	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Male
3,303	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Female
1,054	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
285	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
320	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
50	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
270	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
180	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
132	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
545	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,040	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,611	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Male
3,429	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Female
891	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
445	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
410	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
85	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
215	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
125	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
76	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
430	Number of pupils	2022/23	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,718	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	All pupils
3,403	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Male
3,315	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Female
1,459	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
215	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
370	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
20	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
115	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
135	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
262	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
543	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,592	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,808	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Male
2,784	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Female
1,061	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
350	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
495	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
55	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
40	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
5	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
120	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
430	Number of pupils	2022/23	Conwy	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic

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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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