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
131	Number of schools	2010/11	Cardiff	All maintained schools
23 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Nursery
6 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Infants
70 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Juniors
231 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Infants & Juniors
82 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Nursery & Infants
1,046 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
55 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Secondary (ages 11-16)
167 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Secondary (ages 11-19)
11 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Special (without post-16 provision)
32 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	Special (with post-16 provision)
1,723 [t]	Number of schools	2010/11	Wales	All maintained schools
13	Number of schools	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Infants & Juniors
35	Number of schools	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
5	Number of schools	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Special (with post-16 provision)
54	Number of schools	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	All maintained schools
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	Juniors
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	Nursery & Infants
95	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
7	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	Secondary (ages 11-16)
7	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	Special (without post-16 provision)
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	Special (with post-16 provision)
119	Number of schools	2011/12	Gwynedd	All maintained schools
7	Number of schools	2011/12	Conwy	Juniors
8	Number of schools	2011/12	Conwy	Nursery & Infants
45	Number of schools	2011/12	Conwy	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
7	Number of schools	2011/12	Conwy	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Conwy	Special (with post-16 provision)
68	Number of schools	2011/12	Conwy	All maintained schools
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Denbighshire	Juniors
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Denbighshire	Infants & Juniors
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Denbighshire	Nursery & Infants
43	Number of schools	2011/12	Denbighshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Denbighshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
6	Number of schools	2011/12	Denbighshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Denbighshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
61	Number of schools	2011/12	Denbighshire	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Nursery
5	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Juniors
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Infants & Juniors
5	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Nursery & Infants
59	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
11	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Special (without post-16 provision)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
87	Number of schools	2011/12	Flintshire	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Wrexham	Nursery
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Wrexham	Juniors
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Wrexham	Nursery & Infants
54	Number of schools	2011/12	Wrexham	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
6	Number of schools	2011/12	Wrexham	Secondary (ages 11-16)
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Wrexham	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Wrexham	Special (with post-16 provision)
71	Number of schools	2011/12	Wrexham	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Powys	Infants
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Powys	Juniors
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Powys	Infants & Juniors
4	Number of schools	2011/12	Powys	Nursery & Infants
88	Number of schools	2011/12	Powys	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
13	Number of schools	2011/12	Powys	Secondary (ages 11-19)
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Powys	Special (with post-16 provision)
115	Number of schools	2011/12	Powys	All maintained schools
48	Number of schools	2011/12	Ceredigion	Infants & Juniors
9	Number of schools	2011/12	Ceredigion	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
7	Number of schools	2011/12	Ceredigion	Secondary (ages 11-19)
64	Number of schools	2011/12	Ceredigion	All maintained schools
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Juniors
10	Number of schools	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Infants & Juniors
3	Number of schools	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Nursery & Infants
45	Number of schools	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
8	Number of schools	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
70	Number of schools	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Infants
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Juniors
33	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Nursery & Infants
70	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
4	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
10	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Special (without post-16 provision)
1	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
125	Number of schools	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	All maintained schools
4	Number of schools	2011/12	Swansea	Juniors
4	Number of schools	2011/12	Swansea	Nursery & Infants
75	Number of schools	2011/12	Swansea	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
8	Number of schools	2011/12	Swansea	Secondary (ages 11-16)
7	Number of schools	2011/12	Swansea	Secondary (ages 11-19)
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Swansea	Special (with post-16 provision)
100	Number of schools	2011/12	Swansea	All maintained schools
6	Number of schools	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Juniors
6	Number of schools	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Nursery & Infants
56	Number of schools	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
9	Number of schools	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary (ages 11-16)
2	Number of schools	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary (ages 11-19)

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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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