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
2,187	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Male
2,079	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Female
748	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
240	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
170	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
45	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
90	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
96	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
417	Number of pupils	2022/23	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,099	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,597	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Male
3,502	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Female
1,285	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
615	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
560	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
55	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
70	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
35	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
163	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
506	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,849	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,394	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,455	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,053	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
685	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
255	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
105	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
85	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
15	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
103	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
411	Number of pupils	2022/23	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
11,948	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	All pupils
6,125	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Male
5,823	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Female
2,668	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,285	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
600	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
205	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
235	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
75	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
428	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,025	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,370	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
5,309	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Male
5,061	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Female
2,023	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,440	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
940	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
260	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
80	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
10	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
174	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
834	Number of pupils	2022/23	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
15,835	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	All pupils
8,137	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Male
7,698	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Female
3,956	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,020	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
840	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
575	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
265	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
10	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1,610	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
3,142	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
13,293	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	All pupils
6,830	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Male
6,463	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Female
2,846	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,180	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
690	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
585	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
125	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
10	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
779	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,303	Number of pupils	2022/23	Swansea	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,555	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	All pupils
4,389	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Male
4,166	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Female
2,587	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
410	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
360	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
400	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
220	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
20	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
241	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
657	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,616	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,372	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Male
4,244	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Female
2,089	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
475	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
430	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
350	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
90	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
87	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
580	Number of pupils	2022/23	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,698	Number of pupils	2022/23	Bridgend	Primary schools	All pupils
4,973	Number of pupils	2022/23	Bridgend	Primary schools	Male

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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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