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
49.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Female
49.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Female
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	All pupils
50.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Male
1.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
50.2	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Male
49.0	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Female
7.2	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
16.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	All pupils
49.2	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Female
10.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
8.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	All pupils
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All pupils
51.0	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Male
10.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
3.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
50.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Male
48.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Female
5.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
5.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
15.2	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
50.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Male
6.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
50.0	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Female
49.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Male
3.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
47.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Female
7.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
49.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Female
4.2	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
15.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	All pupils
5.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
49.3	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Female
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	All pupils
17.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
14.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	All pupils
2.7	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
51.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Male
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	All pupils
16.2	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
50.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Male
1.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
12.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
48.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Female
10.7	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	All pupils
11.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	All pupils
50.0	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Male
5.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	All pupils
50.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Female
11.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	All pupils
52.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Male
10.7	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2.3	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All pupils
50.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Male
15.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
0.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
52.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Male
47.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Female
0.7	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
4.0	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
13.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2.5	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All pupils
50.7	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Male
1.0	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
4.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
50.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Male
49.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Female
50.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Male
49.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Female
1.3	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
5.9	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
49.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Female
19.2	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
5.6	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
2.3	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
7.0	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
51.2	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Male
48.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Female
9.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
49.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Female
13.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
17.8	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
8.4	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	All pupils
51.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Male
3.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
17.1	Percentage of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	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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