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
240	Number of pupils	2006/07	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
143	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
159	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	All schools
154	Number of pupils	2006/07	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	All schools
219	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	All schools
47	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	Nursery schools	All schools
1,104 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	Nursery schools	All schools
159	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
110	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wrexham	Nursery schools	All schools
154	Number of pupils	2006/07	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
46	Number of pupils	2007/08	Flintshire	Nursery schools	All schools
219	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
256	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Nursery schools	All schools
47	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
255	Number of pupils	2004/05	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
1,104 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
77	Number of pupils	2005/06	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	All schools
211	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	All schools
229	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Nursery schools	All schools
110	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
43	Number of pupils	2006/07	Swansea	Nursery schools	All schools
182	Number of pupils	2006/07	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	All schools
360	Number of pupils	2006/07	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
46	Number of pupils	2007/08	Flintshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
81	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
109	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Nursery schools	All schools
130	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	All schools
256	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
370	Number of pupils	2007/08	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
1,787 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Nursery schools	All schools
124	Number of pupils	2004/05	Swansea	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
219	Number of pupils	2004/05	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	All schools
126	Number of pupils	2004/05	Newport	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
305	Number of pupils	2004/05	Cardiff	Nursery schools	All schools
36	Number of pupils	2005/06	Flintshire	Nursery schools	All schools
77	Number of pupils	2005/06	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
123	Number of pupils	2005/06	Bridgend	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
211	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
180	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	All schools
229	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
1,840 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
36	Number of pupils	2006/07	Flintshire	Nursery schools	All schools
78	Number of pupils	2006/07	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
43	Number of pupils	2006/07	Swansea	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
111	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Nursery schools	All schools
182	Number of pupils	2006/07	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
783 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
242	Number of pupils	2006/07	Newport	Nursery schools	All schools
1,754 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
1,754 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Nursery schools	All schools
138	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
138	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wrexham	Nursery schools	All schools
81	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	All schools
109	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
783 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Nursery schools	All schools
130	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
163	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
163	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	All schools
275	Number of pupils	2007/08	Newport	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
275	Number of pupils	2007/08	Newport	Nursery schools	All schools
370	Number of pupils	2007/08	Cardiff	Nursery schools	All schools
1,787 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
75	Number of pupils	2004/05	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
75	Number of pupils	2004/05	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	All schools
124	Number of pupils	2004/05	Swansea	Nursery schools	All schools
219	Number of pupils	2004/05	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
129	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
255	Number of pupils	2004/05	Torfaen	Nursery schools	All schools
126	Number of pupils	2004/05	Newport	Nursery schools	All schools
305	Number of pupils	2004/05	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
76	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
36	Number of pupils	2005/06	Flintshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
117	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
117	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wrexham	Nursery schools	All schools
131	Number of pupils	2005/06	Swansea	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
131	Number of pupils	2005/06	Swansea	Nursery schools	All schools
123	Number of pupils	2005/06	Bridgend	Nursery schools	All schools
130	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
130	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Nursery schools	All schools
180	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
249	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
249	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Nursery schools	All schools
328	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
328	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Nursery schools	All schools
1,840 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Nursery schools	All schools
36	Number of pupils	2006/07	Flintshire	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
127	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Nursery schools	All schools
321	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Nursery schools	All schools
127	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
78	Number of pupils	2006/07	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	All schools
321	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
111	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
198	Number of pupils	2006/07	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
198	Number of pupils	2006/07	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	All schools
76	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	All schools
129	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	All schools
240	Number of pupils	2006/07	Torfaen	Nursery schools	All schools
242	Number of pupils	2006/07	Newport	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
360	Number of pupils	2006/07	Cardiff	Nursery schools	All schools
143	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wrexham	Nursery 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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