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
2,700	Number of pupils	2019/20	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Female
1,109	Number of pupils	2019/20	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
75	Number of pupils	2019/20	Torfaen	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
293	Number of pupils	2019/20	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,173	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	All pupils
2,664	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Male
2,509	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Female
570	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
91	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
342	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,173	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,142	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Male
2,031	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Female
510	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
44	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
238	Number of pupils	2019/20	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
11,906	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Primary schools	All pupils
6,129	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Primary schools	Male
5,777	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Primary schools	Female
2,320	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2,149	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
3,339	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,008	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,531	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Secondary schools	Male
4,477	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Secondary schools	Female
1,537	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,182	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,239	Number of pupils	2019/20	Newport	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
25,247	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Primary schools	All pupils
12,943	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Primary schools	Male
12,304	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Primary schools	Female
5,552	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4,364	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
9,023	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
18,250	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Secondary schools	All pupils
9,223	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Male
9,027	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Female
3,620	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,289	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
5,961	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
204,326 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	All pupils
104,295 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	Male
100,031 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	Female
39,667 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
12,401 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
25,949 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
169,558 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Secondary schools	All pupils
86,240 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Secondary schools	Male
83,318 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Secondary schools	Female
28,263 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4,828 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
18,225 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,481	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All pupils
2,238	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Male
2,243	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Female
766	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
189	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,316	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All pupils
1,706	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Male
1,610	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Female
529	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
18	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
143	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,958	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Primary schools	All pupils
3,567	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Male
3,391	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Female
976	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
141	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
411	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,892	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,449	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Male
3,443	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Female
763	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
73	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
337	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,923	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Primary schools	All pupils
3,512	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Primary schools	Male
3,411	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Primary schools	Female
1,348	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
284	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
493	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,458	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,744	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Secondary schools	Male
2,714	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Secondary schools	Female
891	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
368	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,298	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,191	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Male
3,107	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Female
1,387	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
174	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
365	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,510	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,275	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,235	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,237	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
165	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
455	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	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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