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
494,161 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	All schools	All schools
489,870 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	All schools	All schools
484,546 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	All schools
479,370 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	All schools	All schools
474,724 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	All schools	All schools
474,370 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	All schools	All schools
471,131 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	All schools	All schools
469,872 [t]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wales	All schools	All schools
469,641 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wales	All schools	All schools
469,176 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	All schools	All schools
468,398 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	All schools	All schools
467,141 [t]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wales	All schools	All schools
467,112 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	All schools	All schools
466,555 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	All schools	All schools
466,508 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	All schools	All schools
466,172 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	All schools	All schools
465,943 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	All schools	All schools
465,840 [t]	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wales	All schools	All schools
465,704 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	All schools	All schools
465,081 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	All schools	All schools
464,868 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	All schools	All schools
348,881 [t]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wales	All schools	English medium
347,169 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	All schools	English medium
344,411 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	All schools	English medium
344,397 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	All schools	English medium
343,700 [t]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wales	All schools	English medium
343,295 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	All schools	English medium
342,925 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	All schools	English medium
342,870 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	All schools	English medium
342,449 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	All schools	English medium
342,330 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	All schools	English medium
342,131 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	All schools	English medium
342,085 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	All schools	English medium
341,925 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	All schools	English medium
341,643 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	All schools	English medium
340,003 [t]	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wales	All schools	English medium
277,095 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
276,954 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
276,940 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
274,799 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
273,961 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
273,400 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
272,339 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
271,323 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
270,311 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
269,421 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
266,574 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
265,724 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
264,186 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
263,261 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
262,666 [t]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
262,144 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
261,607 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
259,189 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
258,314 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
257,591 [t]	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
257,445 [t]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
215,609 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
214,626 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
213,900 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
213,900 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
213,045 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
210,857 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
210,857 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
210,353 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
206,936 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
206,508 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
206,508 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
205,421 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
205,030 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
204,698 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
204,662 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
204,077 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
204,077 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
203,907 [t]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
203,133 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
202,739 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
201,230 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
201,206 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
200,285 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
199,505 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
199,397 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
199,397 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
198,015 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
197,238 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
195,824 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
194,676 [t]	Number of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
193,316 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
192,035 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
191,279 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
190,937 [t]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
190,526 [t]	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
189,216 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wales	All schools	English medium
189,216 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wales	Primary schools	English medium
186,427 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
182,408 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
178,669 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
175,957 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
175,440 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
175,440 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)

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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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