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
4,618	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Secondary schools	Female
1,750	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,301	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,421	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
25,139	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Primary schools	All pupils
12,843	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Primary schools	Male
12,296	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Primary schools	Female
6,213	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4,371	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
9,045	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
19,038	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary schools	All pupils
9,666	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Male
9,372	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Female
4,286	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,270	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
6,475	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
203,082 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	All pupils
103,603 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	Male
99,479 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	Female
43,517 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
12,277 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
26,114 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
172,610 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Secondary schools	All pupils
87,828 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Secondary schools	Male
84,782 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Secondary schools	Female
31,714 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
5,028 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
19,541 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,447	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All pupils
2,222	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Male
2,225	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Female
784	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
465	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
235	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
65	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
115	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
35	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
25	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
187	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,367	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All pupils
1,716	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Male
1,651	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Female
552	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
385	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
250	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
90	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
30	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
15	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
11	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
140	Number of pupils	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,894	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	All pupils
3,506	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Male
3,388	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Female
1,020	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
515	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
590	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
85	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
35	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
60	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
129	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
451	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,983	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,573	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Male
3,410	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Female
825	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
635	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
640	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
150	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
40	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
25	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
72	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
369	Number of pupils	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,806	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	All pupils
3,461	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Male
3,345	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Female
1,416	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
395	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
735	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
35	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
20	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
20	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
280	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
490	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,520	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,738	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Male
2,782	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Female
972	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
400	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
525	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
45	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
50	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
15	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
91	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
394	Number of pupils	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,270	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,184	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Male
3,086	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Female
1,428	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
340	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
580	Number of pupils	2021/22	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus

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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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