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.

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal authoritySectorComponent
2.6Percentage of pupils2023/24FlintshireSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
9.7Percentage of pupils2023/24FlintshireSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsAll pupils
50.6Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsMale
49.4Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsFemale
23.6Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1.2Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.0Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
3.1Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.1Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
9.6Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
15.9Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamPrimary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsAll pupils
50.5Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsMale
49.5Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsFemale
20.8Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
0.5Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
0.4Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
1.7Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
2.9Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.2Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
3.0Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
14.9Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsAll pupils
52.0Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsMale
48.0Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsFemale
15.8Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
7.9Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.7Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.3Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
5.3Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
1.1Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
3.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
7.5Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysPrimary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsAll pupils
51.2Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsMale
48.8Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsFemale
14.2Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
11.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
3.3Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.3Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
4.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.8Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1.8Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
7.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsAll pupils
49.7Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsMale
50.3Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsFemale
16.2Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2.8Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.9Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.3Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
6.3Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
1.1Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
3.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
9.9Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionPrimary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsAll pupils
51.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsMale
49.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsFemale
17.9Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.4Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.6Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
5.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.4Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1.7Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
10.3Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsAll pupils
51.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsMale
48.4Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsFemale
17.9Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
6.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
4.2Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.5Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
2.4Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
1.8Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
2.4Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
8.4Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsAll pupils
49.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsMale
50.4Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsFemale
16.1Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4.9Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
2.4Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
2.3Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.8Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1.7Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
7.1Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsAll pupils
51.2Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsMale
48.8Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsFemale
21.2Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4.9Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
2.2Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
1.2Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
3.1Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
1.1Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
4.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsEnglish 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.

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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