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

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	School Type
824	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Nursery & Infants
8,182	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
7,179	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
148	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
17,951	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	All maintained schools
74	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
216	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Infants
230	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Juniors
2,470	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Infants & Juniors
129	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Nursery & Infants
12,490	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2,844	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8,488	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
40	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Special (without post-16 provision)
74	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
27,055	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	All maintained schools
226	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Juniors
257	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Nursery & Infants
21,372	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
5,454	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8,006	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Secondary (ages 11-19)
174	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Special (with post-16 provision)
35,489	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	All maintained schools
608	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Juniors
719	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Nursery & Infants
11,352	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
6,000	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary (ages 11-16)
1,784	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary (ages 11-19)
119	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Special (without post-16 provision)
88	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Special (with post-16 provision)
20,670	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	All maintained schools
534	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Juniors
593	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Nursery & Infants
11,922	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
9,451	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Secondary (ages 11-19)
330	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Special (with post-16 provision)
22,830	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	All maintained schools
251	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
175	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Juniors
2,035	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Infants & Juniors
177	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery & Infants
10,139	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
729	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8,345	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary (ages 11-19)
243	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Special (with post-16 provision)
22,094	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	All maintained schools
37	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
603	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Juniors
468	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Infants & Juniors
988	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery & Infants
20,146	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
471	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle (ages 3-19)
15,604	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary (ages 11-19)
488	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special (with post-16 provision)
38,805	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All maintained schools
91	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
781	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Infants & Juniors
4,754	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2,903	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary (ages 11-16)
166	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Special (with post-16 provision)
8,695	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	All maintained schools
639	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Juniors
947	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Nursery & Infants
15,660	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
3,399	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Secondary (ages 11-16)
7,856	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Secondary (ages 11-19)
128	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Special (with post-16 provision)
28,629	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	All maintained schools
5,906	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1,435	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Middle (ages 3-16)
1,963	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary (ages 11-16)
100	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Special (with post-16 provision)
9,404	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	All maintained schools
54	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Nursery
1,857	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Infants & Juniors
6,591	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1,542	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Secondary (ages 11-16)
4,999	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Secondary (ages 11-19)
95	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Special (with post-16 provision)
15,138	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	All maintained schools
3,686	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Infants & Juniors
2,980	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
4,836	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
41	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Special (without post-16 provision)
11,543	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	All maintained schools
197	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Nursery
158	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Infants
619	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Juniors
4,074	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Infants & Juniors
530	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Nursery & Infants
8,885	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
10,294	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Secondary (ages 11-19)
154	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Special (with post-16 provision)
24,911	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	All maintained schools
335	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Nursery
5,265	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Infants & Juniors
27,035	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
3,970	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Secondary (ages 11-16)
15,850	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Secondary (ages 11-19)
270	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Special (without 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.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

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

Metadata

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