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
2	Number of schools	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle (ages 3-16)
3	Number of schools	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle (ages 3-19)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary (ages 11-16)
11	Number of schools	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary (ages 11-19)
4	Number of schools	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special (with post-16 provision)
113	Number of schools	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Infants & Juniors
21	Number of schools	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
4	Number of schools	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary (ages 11-16)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Special (with post-16 provision)
27	Number of schools	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	All maintained schools
4	Number of schools	2020/21	Caerphilly	Juniors
6	Number of schools	2020/21	Caerphilly	Nursery & Infants
63	Number of schools	2020/21	Caerphilly	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Caerphilly	Middle (ages 3-19)
4	Number of schools	2020/21	Caerphilly	Secondary (ages 11-16)
7	Number of schools	2020/21	Caerphilly	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Caerphilly	Special (with post-16 provision)
86	Number of schools	2020/21	Caerphilly	All maintained schools
19	Number of schools	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Middle (ages 3-16)
2	Number of schools	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary (ages 11-16)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Special (without post-16 provision)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Special (with post-16 provision)
25	Number of schools	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	All maintained schools
6	Number of schools	2020/21	Torfaen	Infants & Juniors
19	Number of schools	2020/21	Torfaen	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
5	Number of schools	2020/21	Torfaen	Secondary (ages 11-16)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Torfaen	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Torfaen	Special (with post-16 provision)
32	Number of schools	2020/21	Torfaen	All maintained schools
18	Number of schools	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Infants & Juniors
12	Number of schools	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
4	Number of schools	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
34	Number of schools	2020/21	Monmouthshire	All maintained schools
2	Number of schools	2020/21	Newport	Nursery
5	Number of schools	2020/21	Newport	Infants & Juniors
38	Number of schools	2020/21	Newport	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Newport	Secondary (ages 11-16)
8	Number of schools	2020/21	Newport	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Newport	Special (without post-16 provision)
1	Number of schools	2020/21	Newport	Special (with post-16 provision)
56	Number of schools	2020/21	Newport	All maintained schools
3	Number of schools	2020/21	Cardiff	Nursery
16	Number of schools	2020/21	Cardiff	Infants & Juniors
82	Number of schools	2020/21	Cardiff	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
5	Number of schools	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary (ages 11-16)
13	Number of schools	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary (ages 11-19)
4	Number of schools	2020/21	Cardiff	Special (without post-16 provision)
3	Number of schools	2020/21	Cardiff	Special (with post-16 provision)
126	Number of schools	2020/21	Cardiff	All maintained schools
9 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Nursery
1 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Infants
17 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Juniors
193 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Infants & Juniors
20 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Nursery & Infants
988 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
11 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Middle (ages 3-16)
10 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Middle (ages 3-19)
2 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Middle (ages 4-19)
58 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Secondary (ages 11-16)
124 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Secondary (ages 11-19)
9 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Special (without post-16 provision)
31 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	Special (with post-16 provision)
1,473 [t]	Number of schools	2020/21	Wales	All maintained schools
12	Number of schools	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Infants & Juniors
28	Number of schools	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	Special (with post-16 provision)
46	Number of schools	2021/22	Isle of Anglesey	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	Juniors
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	Nursery & Infants
77	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	Middle (ages 3-16)
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	Middle (ages 3-19)
6	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary (ages 11-16)
6	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	Secondary (ages 11-19)
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	Special (with post-16 provision)
95	Number of schools	2021/22	Gwynedd	All maintained schools
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Conwy	Juniors
3	Number of schools	2021/22	Conwy	Infants & Juniors
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Conwy	Nursery & Infants
38	Number of schools	2021/22	Conwy	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
7	Number of schools	2021/22	Conwy	Secondary (ages 11-19)
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Conwy	Special (with post-16 provision)
59	Number of schools	2021/22	Conwy	All maintained schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Juniors
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Infants & Juniors
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Nursery & Infants
38	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Middle (ages 3-16)
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Middle (ages 3-19)
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Secondary (ages 11-19)
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	Special (with post-16 provision)
54	Number of schools	2021/22	Denbighshire	All maintained schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Flintshire	Infants & Juniors
63	Number of schools	2021/22	Flintshire	Nursery, Infants & Juniors
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Flintshire	Secondary (ages 11-16)
6	Number of schools	2021/22	Flintshire	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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