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
9,165	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	Secondary schools	All schools
273	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
273	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	Special schools	All schools
1,310	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
1,645	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
7,789	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
4,239	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
4,926	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
273	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
20,182	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	All schools	All schools
3,875	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
530	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
713	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
5,118	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Primary schools	All schools
3,650	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1,354	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
5,004	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	All schools
3,875	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
530	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
713	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
3,650	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1,354	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
10,122	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	All schools	All schools
2,207	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
781	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
7,611	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
10,599	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	All schools
958	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
7,399	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
8,357	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	All schools
90	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
90	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	All schools
2,207	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
781	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
7,611	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
958	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
7,399	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
90	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
19,046	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	All schools	All schools
81	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
81	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	All schools
8,380	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
813	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
5,756	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
14,949	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	All schools
5,653	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
6,722	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
12,375	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	All schools
118	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
118	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	All schools
8,380	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
813	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
5,756	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
5,653	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
6,722	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
199	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
27,523	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	All schools	All schools
2,316	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
198	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
18,224	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
20,738	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Primary schools	All schools
1,222	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
13,234	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
14,456	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Secondary schools	All schools
153	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
153	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Special schools	All schools
2,316	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
198	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
18,224	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1,222	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
13,234	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
153	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
35,347	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	All schools	All schools
2,142	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
10,041	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
12,183	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	All schools
1,046	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
7,930	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
8,976	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	All schools
160	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
160	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	All schools
2,142	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
10,041	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1,046	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
7,930	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
160	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
21,319	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	All schools
109	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
109	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Nursery schools	All schools
1,064	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
11,448	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
12,512	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Primary schools	All schools
9,514	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
9,514	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Secondary schools	All schools
394	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
394	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Special schools	All schools
1,064	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
11,448	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
9,514	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
503	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)

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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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