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
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Powys	Middle (ages 3-19)
10	Number of schools	2018/19	Powys	Secondary (ages 11-19)
3	Number of schools	2018/19	Powys	Special (with post-16 provision)
93	Number of schools	2018/19	Powys	All maintained schools
28	Number of schools	2018/19	Ceredigion	Infants & Juniors
11	Number of schools	2018/19	Ceredigion	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Ceredigion	Middle (ages 3-16)
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Ceredigion	Middle (ages 3-19)
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary (ages 11-19)
46	Number of schools	2018/19	Ceredigion	All maintained schools
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Infants & Juniors
49	Number of schools	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Middle (ages 3-16)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
5	Number of schools	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
62	Number of schools	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
54	Number of schools	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Infants & Juniors
41	Number of schools	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8	Number of schools	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Special (without post-16 provision)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
110	Number of schools	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	All maintained schools
79	Number of schools	2018/19	Swansea	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
7	Number of schools	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary (ages 11-16)
7	Number of schools	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary (ages 11-19)
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Swansea	Special (with post-16 provision)
95	Number of schools	2018/19	Swansea	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Juniors
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Nursery & Infants
50	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Middle (ages 3-16)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Middle (ages 3-19)
5	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary (ages 11-16)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Special (without post-16 provision)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Special (with post-16 provision)
63	Number of schools	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Bridgend	Juniors
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Bridgend	Nursery & Infants
45	Number of schools	2018/19	Bridgend	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
9	Number of schools	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary (ages 11-19)
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Bridgend	Special (with post-16 provision)
59	Number of schools	2018/19	Bridgend	All maintained schools
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
5	Number of schools	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Infants & Juniors
39	Number of schools	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle (ages 3-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary (ages 11-16)
6	Number of schools	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Special (with post-16 provision)
55	Number of schools	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Juniors
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery & Infants
88	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle (ages 3-16)
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle (ages 3-19)
13	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary (ages 11-19)
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special (with post-16 provision)
114	Number of schools	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Infants & Juniors
21	Number of schools	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary (ages 11-16)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Special (with post-16 provision)
27	Number of schools	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	All maintained schools
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Caerphilly	Juniors
6	Number of schools	2018/19	Caerphilly	Nursery & Infants
63	Number of schools	2018/19	Caerphilly	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Caerphilly	Middle (ages 3-19)
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary (ages 11-16)
7	Number of schools	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Caerphilly	Special (with post-16 provision)
86	Number of schools	2018/19	Caerphilly	All maintained schools
19	Number of schools	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Middle (ages 3-16)
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary (ages 11-16)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Special (without post-16 provision)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Special (with post-16 provision)
25	Number of schools	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	All maintained schools
6	Number of schools	2018/19	Torfaen	Infants & Juniors
19	Number of schools	2018/19	Torfaen	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary (ages 11-16)
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Torfaen	Special (with post-16 provision)
32	Number of schools	2018/19	Torfaen	All maintained schools
18	Number of schools	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Infants & Juniors
12	Number of schools	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
4	Number of schools	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Special (without post-16 provision)
35	Number of schools	2018/19	Monmouthshire	All maintained schools
2	Number of schools	2018/19	Newport	Nursery
5	Number of schools	2018/19	Newport	Infants & Juniors
37	Number of schools	2018/19	Newport	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Newport	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8	Number of schools	2018/19	Newport	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Newport	Special (without post-16 provision)
1	Number of schools	2018/19	Newport	Special (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.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

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

Metadata

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