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
10,387	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Primary schools	All pupils
5,340	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Primary schools	Male
5,047	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Primary schools	Female
2,175	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
611	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,040	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,361	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,276	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Male
4,085	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,460	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
220	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
618	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,501	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Primary schools	All pupils
4,754	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Primary schools	Male
4,747	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Primary schools	Female
2,073	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
753	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,237	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,394	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,286	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Male
3,108	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Female
1,118	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
259	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
800	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,260	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Primary schools	All pupils
3,743	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Primary schools	Male
3,517	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Primary schools	Female
1,026	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
194	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
441	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,831	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,473	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Secondary schools	Male
3,358	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Secondary schools	Female
855	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
110	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
423	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,466	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Primary schools	All pupils
1,744	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Male
1,722	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Female
476	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
72	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
288	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,145	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,149	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Male
1,996	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Female
537	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
97	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
365	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,345	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,715	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Male
3,630	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Female
1,285	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
142	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
456	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,561	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,331	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,230	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Female
938	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
56	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
334	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,065	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	All pupils
6,198	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Male
5,867	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Female
2,371	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
350	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
992	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,015	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
5,091	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Male
4,924	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,738	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
145	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
713	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
15,850	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Primary schools	All pupils
8,272	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Primary schools	Male
7,578	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Primary schools	Female
3,760	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,405	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,644	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,665	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Secondary schools	All pupils
6,529	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Secondary schools	Male
6,136	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Secondary schools	Female
2,541	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
497	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,868	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,741	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	All pupils
4,502	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Male
4,239	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Female
2,363	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
172	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
566	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,508	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,311	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Male
4,197	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Female
1,846	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
44	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
524	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,001	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Primary schools	All pupils
5,140	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Primary schools	Male
4,861	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Primary schools	Female
2,225	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)

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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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