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
282	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Special (with post-16 provision)
53,007	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	All maintained schools
1,076 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Nursery
512 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Infants
6,916 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Juniors
27,270 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Infants & Juniors
7,774 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Nursery & Infants
230,928 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1,435 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Middle (ages 3-16)
2,397 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Middle (ages 3-19)
544 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Middle (ages 4-19)
37,164 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Secondary (ages 11-16)
145,244 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Secondary (ages 11-19)
559 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Special (without post-16 provision)
3,885 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Special (with post-16 provision)
465,704 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	All maintained schools
1,550	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Infants & Juniors
4,213	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
3,814	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary (ages 11-19)
88	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Special (with post-16 provision)
9,665	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	All maintained schools
175	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Juniors
113	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Infants & Juniors
169	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Nursery & Infants
9,625	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2,410	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Secondary (ages 11-16)
4,379	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Secondary (ages 11-19)
168	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Special (with post-16 provision)
17,039	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	All maintained schools
917	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Juniors
334	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Infants & Juniors
982	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Nursery & Infants
6,795	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
6,680	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Secondary (ages 11-19)
208	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Special (with post-16 provision)
15,916	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	All maintained schools
332	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Juniors
942	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Infants & Juniors
301	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Nursery & Infants
7,039	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
518	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Middle (ages 3-19)
1,120	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
5,149	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
254	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
15,655	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	All maintained schools
144	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	Juniors
770	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	Infants & Juniors
130	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	Nursery & Infants
12,892	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1,109	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8,398	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
90	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	Special (without post-16 provision)
116	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
23,649	Number of pupils	2015/16	Flintshire	All maintained schools
36	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wrexham	Nursery
235	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wrexham	Juniors
245	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wrexham	Nursery & Infants
12,626	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wrexham	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
4,127	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wrexham	Secondary (ages 11-16)
2,096	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wrexham	Secondary (ages 11-19)
311	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wrexham	Special (with post-16 provision)
19,676	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wrexham	All maintained schools
127	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Infants
478	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Juniors
409	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Nursery & Infants
8,994	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
520	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Middle (ages 3-19)
7,177	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Secondary (ages 11-19)
292	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Special (with post-16 provision)
17,997	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	All maintained schools
2,243	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Infants & Juniors
2,409	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
298	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Middle (ages 3-16)
1,106	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Middle (ages 3-19)
3,483	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Secondary (ages 11-19)
9,539	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	All maintained schools
639	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Juniors
815	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Infants & Juniors
839	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Nursery & Infants
8,437	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
6,840	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
146	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
17,716	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	All maintained schools
80	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
236	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Juniors
6,661	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Infants & Juniors
346	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Nursery & Infants
8,549	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2,797	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8,322	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
42	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Special (without post-16 provision)
75	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
27,108	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	All maintained schools
22,167	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
5,405	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8,070	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Secondary (ages 11-19)
176	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Special (with post-16 provision)
35,818	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	All maintained schools
250	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	Juniors
261	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	Nursery & Infants

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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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