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.

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthoritySectorWelsh Medium Type
1Number of schools2004/05CeredigionAll schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05Merthyr TydfilSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05ConwySpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2004/05CeredigionSecondary schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05PembrokeshireAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05Rhondda Cynon TafAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2004/05Isle of AngleseyAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05ConwySpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05WrexhamSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05WrexhamAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05PembrokeshireSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05PembrokeshireAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2004/05Isle of AngleseySpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05Isle of AngleseyAll schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05GwyneddSecondary schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05GwyneddAll schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05FlintshireSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05WrexhamSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05WrexhamAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04NewportPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2004/05PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04Rhondda Cynon TafAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04TorfaenSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2004/05PembrokeshireSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04TorfaenAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05CarmarthenshireNursery schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2004/05Neath Port TalbotAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05Vale of GlamorganAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04MonmouthshireSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2004/05Isle of AngleseySecondary schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04TorfaenSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05Isle of AngleseySpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04ConwySpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05GwyneddPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04CaerphillyAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05GwyneddAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04Blaenau GwentSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2004/05ConwyAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04Merthyr TydfilSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2004/05WrexhamPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04NewportSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05WrexhamAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04Blaenau GwentAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04PembrokeshireAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04CaerphillySecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04CardiffAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04CeredigionAll schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04Isle of AngleseyAll schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04Merthyr TydfilAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04Neath Port TalbotAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04CaerphillySpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04WrexhamSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04CaerphillySpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05CarmarthenshireNursery schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04WrexhamAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04CeredigionSecondary schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04TorfaenAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04Isle of AngleseyAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04Blaenau GwentSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04GwyneddAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04NewportAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04ConwySpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04WrexhamAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04MonmouthshireSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04GwyneddPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04Isle of AngleseySpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04GwyneddAll schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04CaerphillyAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04MonmouthshireAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04WrexhamSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04FlintshireAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04Isle of AngleseySpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04Blaenau GwentPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04CarmarthenshireNursery schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04WrexhamSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04TorfaenSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04NewportSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04Isle of AngleseySecondary schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04Vale of GlamorganAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04CarmarthenshireNursery schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2004/05FlintshireAll schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04Blaenau GwentAll schoolsPrimary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04Merthyr TydfilSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2004/05WrexhamSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04GwyneddSecondary schoolsSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04ConwyAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04PembrokeshireAll schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04PembrokeshireSpecial schoolsNot applicable (Nursery & Special)
1Number of schools2003/04PembrokeshireSpecial schoolsAll schools
1Number of schools2003/04WrexhamPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04FlintshireSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2003/04Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04CardiffPrimary schoolsPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
1Number of schools2003/04PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1Number of schools2004/05Merthyr TydfilSpecial schoolsAll 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.

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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