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
6,174	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,128	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Male
3,046	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Female
1,416	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
330	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
410	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
35	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
70	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
15	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
221	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
421	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,769	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,409	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,360	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,374	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
325	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
340	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
90	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
75	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
198	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
538	Number of pupils	2022/23	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,196	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	All pupils
5,214	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Male
4,982	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Female
2,171	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
515	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
375	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
175	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
175	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
15	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
669	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,136	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,601	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,392	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Male
4,209	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,589	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
540	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
260	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
240	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
55	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
10	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
226	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
762	Number of pupils	2022/23	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,257	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	All pupils
4,709	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Male
4,548	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Female
2,248	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
320	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
290	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
180	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
130	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
10	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
809	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,384	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,565	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,336	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Male
3,229	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Female
1,343	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
480	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
150	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
185	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
30	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
175	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
909	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,324	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	All pupils
3,801	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Male
3,523	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Female
1,245	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
965	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
290	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
60	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
310	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
10	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
253	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
511	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,850	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,490	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Male
3,360	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Female
1,040	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
930	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
360	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
60	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
145	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
156	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
496	Number of pupils	2022/23	Powys	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,366	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	All pupils
1,716	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Male
1,650	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Female
553	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
290	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
160	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
15	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
140	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
25	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
99	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
298	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,266	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	All pupils

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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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