Maintained schools and pupils by local authority, type of school and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthoritySchool Type
98Number of pupils2008/09PembrokeshireSpecial (with post-16 provision)
18,819Number of pupils2008/09PembrokeshireAll maintained schools
83Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireNursery
285Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireInfants
310Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireJuniors
3,728Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireInfants & Juniors
132Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireNursery & Infants
10,194Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireNursery, Infants & Juniors
3,024Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireSecondary (ages 11-16)
9,368Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireSecondary (ages 11-19)
39Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireSpecial (without post-16 provision)
77Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireSpecial (with post-16 provision)
27,240Number of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireAll maintained schools
1,382Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaJuniors
1,382Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaNursery & Infants
17,630Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaNursery, Infants & Juniors
6,339Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaSecondary (ages 11-16)
8,088Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaSecondary (ages 11-19)
160Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaSpecial (with post-16 provision)
34,981Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaAll maintained schools
1,110Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotJuniors
1,107Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotNursery & Infants
9,884Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotNursery, Infants & Juniors
6,944Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotSecondary (ages 11-16)
1,835Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotSecondary (ages 11-19)
115Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotSpecial (without post-16 provision)
62Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotSpecial (with post-16 provision)
21,057Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotAll maintained schools
108Number of pupils2008/09BridgendNursery
120Number of pupils2008/09BridgendInfants
1,220Number of pupils2008/09BridgendJuniors
1,038Number of pupils2008/09BridgendInfants & Juniors
1,018Number of pupils2008/09BridgendNursery & Infants
8,872Number of pupils2008/09BridgendNursery, Infants & Juniors
127Number of pupils2008/09BridgendSecondary (ages 11-16)
9,458Number of pupils2008/09BridgendSecondary (ages 11-19)
387Number of pupils2008/09BridgendSpecial (with post-16 provision)
22,348Number of pupils2008/09BridgendAll maintained schools
208Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganNursery
422Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganJuniors
2,024Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganInfants & Juniors
366Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganNursery & Infants
8,744Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganNursery, Infants & Juniors
592Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganSecondary (ages 11-16)
9,160Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganSecondary (ages 11-19)
55Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganSpecial (without post-16 provision)
216Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganSpecial (with post-16 provision)
21,787Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganAll maintained schools
141Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafNursery
80Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafInfants
1,105Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafJuniors
458Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafInfants & Juniors
1,430Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafNursery & Infants
18,301Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafNursery, Infants & Juniors
17,991Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafSecondary (ages 11-19)
445Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafSpecial (with post-16 provision)
39,951Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafAll maintained schools
173Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilNursery
488Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilJuniors
698Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilInfants & Juniors
418Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilNursery & Infants
3,489Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilNursery, Infants & Juniors
4,098Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilSecondary (ages 11-19)
140Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilSpecial (with post-16 provision)
9,504Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilAll maintained schools
664Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyJuniors
995Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyNursery & Infants
14,957Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyNursery, Infants & Juniors
3,622Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillySecondary (ages 11-16)
8,883Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillySecondary (ages 11-19)
122Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillySpecial (with post-16 provision)
29,243Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyAll maintained schools
6,087Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentNursery, Infants & Juniors
1,610Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentSecondary (ages 11-16)
2,893Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentSecondary (ages 11-19)
99Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentSpecial (with post-16 provision)
10,689Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentAll maintained schools
264Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenNursery
2,605Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenInfants & Juniors
121Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenNursery & Infants
5,015Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenNursery, Infants & Juniors
2,036Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenSecondary (ages 11-16)
6,007Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenSecondary (ages 11-19)
68Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenSpecial (with post-16 provision)
16,116Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenAll maintained schools
102Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireJuniors
3,907Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireInfants & Juniors
148Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireNursery & Infants
2,550Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireNursery, Infants & Juniors
5,456Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireSecondary (ages 11-19)
60Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireSpecial (without post-16 provision)
12,223Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireAll maintained schools
264Number of pupils2008/09NewportNursery
473Number of pupils2008/09NewportInfants
1,853Number of pupils2008/09NewportJuniors
4,551Number of pupils2008/09NewportInfants & Juniors
1,295Number of pupils2008/09NewportNursery & Infants
5,005Number of pupils2008/09NewportNursery, Infants & Juniors
10,515Number of pupils2008/09NewportSecondary (ages 11-19)
114Number of pupils2008/09NewportSpecial (with post-16 provision)
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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 2025

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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school.stats@gov.wales

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