Maintained schools and pupils by local authority, Welsh medium type and year (up to 2023/24)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Sector	Welsh Medium Type
9,682	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	All schools
243	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
243	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	All schools
1,209	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
10,645	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
781	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
8,901	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
454	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
21,990	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	All schools
159	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
159	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	All schools
3,953	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
502	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
17,397	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
21,852	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	All schools
3,839	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
15,082	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
18,921	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	All schools
409	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
409	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	All schools
3,953	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
502	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
17,397	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
3,839	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
15,082	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
568	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
41,341	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	All schools
180	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
180	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	All schools
563	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
4,758	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
5,321	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	All schools
4,309	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
4,309	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	All schools
146	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
146	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	All schools
563	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
4,758	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
4,309	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
326	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
9,956	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	All schools
2,034	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
15,279	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
17,313	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	Primary schools	All schools
1,140	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
11,896	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
13,036	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	All schools
137	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
137	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	Special schools	All schools
2,034	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
15,279	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1,140	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
11,896	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
137	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
30,486	Number of pupils	2005/06	Caerphilly	All schools	All schools
301	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
6,130	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
6,431	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	All schools
4,903	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
4,903	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	All schools
70	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
70	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	All schools
301	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
6,130	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
4,903	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
70	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
11,404	Number of pupils	2005/06	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	All schools
249	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
249	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Nursery schools	All schools
550	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
7,744	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
8,294	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Primary schools	All schools
785	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
7,292	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
8,077	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Secondary schools	All schools
77	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
77	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Special schools	All schools
550	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
7,744	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
785	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
7,292	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
326	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
16,697	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	All schools	All schools
170	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
7,011	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
7,181	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	All schools
5,682	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
5,682	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	All schools
60	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
60	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	Special schools	All schools
170	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
7,011	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
5,682	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
60	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
12,923	Number of pupils	2005/06	Monmouthshire	All schools	All schools
229	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
229	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Nursery schools	All schools
397	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
13,182	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
13,579	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Primary schools	All schools

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Main information

• Most recent update: 24 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 2003 to August 2024

Data notes

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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