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

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthoritySchool Type
494,161 [t]Number of pupils2003/04WalesAll maintained schools
489,870 [t]Number of pupils2004/05WalesAll maintained schools
484,546 [t]Number of pupils2005/06WalesAll maintained schools
479,370 [t]Number of pupils2006/07WalesAll maintained schools
474,724 [t]Number of pupils2020/21WalesAll maintained schools
474,370 [t]Number of pupils2007/08WalesAll maintained schools
471,131 [t]Number of pupils2021/22WalesAll maintained schools
469,872 [t]Number of pupils2022/23WalesAll maintained schools
469,641 [t]Number of pupils2008/09WalesAll maintained schools
469,176 [t]Number of pupils2019/20WalesAll maintained schools
468,398 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesAll maintained schools
467,141 [t]Number of pupils2009/10WalesAll maintained schools
467,112 [t]Number of pupils2017/18WalesAll maintained schools
466,555 [t]Number of pupils2015/16WalesAll maintained schools
466,508 [t]Number of pupils2016/17WalesAll maintained schools
466,172 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesAll maintained schools
465,943 [t]Number of pupils2011/12WalesAll maintained schools
465,840 [t]Number of pupils2023/24WalesAll maintained schools
465,704 [t]Number of pupils2014/15WalesAll maintained schools
465,081 [t]Number of pupils2013/14WalesAll maintained schools
464,868 [t]Number of pupils2012/13WalesAll maintained schools
460,091 [t]Number of pupils2024/25WalesAll maintained schools
240,142 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
239,152 [t]Number of pupils2017/18WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
238,360 [t]Number of pupils2020/21WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
238,081 [t]Number of pupils2016/17WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
236,737 [t]Number of pupils2019/20WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
234,625 [t]Number of pupils2015/16WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
233,267 [t]Number of pupils2021/22WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
230,954 [t]Number of pupils2022/23WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
230,928 [t]Number of pupils2014/15WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
223,455 [t]Number of pupils2023/24WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
222,355 [t]Number of pupils2013/14WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
219,302 [t]Number of pupils2024/25WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
215,453 [t]Number of pupils2012/13WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
209,125 [t]Number of pupils2011/12WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
202,341 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
196,432 [t]Number of pupils2009/10WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
192,893 [t]Number of pupils2008/09WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
187,572 [t]Number of pupils2007/08WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
186,067 [t]Number of pupils2006/07WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
184,289 [t]Number of pupils2003/04WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
181,397 [t]Number of pupils2005/06WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
178,002 [t]Number of pupils2004/05WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
173,708 [t]Number of pupils2003/04WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
173,099 [t]Number of pupils2004/05WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
171,858 [t]Number of pupils2005/06WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
170,192 [t]Number of pupils2006/07WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
168,071 [t]Number of pupils2007/08WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
167,294 [t]Number of pupils2008/09WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
166,988 [t]Number of pupils2009/10WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
163,329 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
161,085 [t]Number of pupils2011/12WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
155,866 [t]Number of pupils2012/13WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
151,282 [t]Number of pupils2013/14WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
145,244 [t]Number of pupils2014/15WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
141,372 [t]Number of pupils2015/16WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
136,934 [t]Number of pupils2016/17WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
134,052 [t]Number of pupils2017/18WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
131,570 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
130,799 [t]Number of pupils2019/20WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
130,685 [t]Number of pupils2021/22WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
129,859 [t]Number of pupils2020/21WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
129,408 [t]Number of pupils2022/23WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
125,889 [t]Number of pupils2023/24WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
123,921 [t]Number of pupils2024/25WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
56,995Number of pupils2022/23CardiffAll maintained schools
56,990Number of pupils2023/24CardiffAll maintained schools
56,943Number of pupils2020/21CardiffAll maintained schools
56,837Number of pupils2021/22CardiffAll maintained schools
56,657Number of pupils2024/25CardiffAll maintained schools
55,785Number of pupils2019/20CardiffAll maintained schools
55,198Number of pupils2018/19CardiffAll maintained schools
54,723Number of pupils2017/18CardiffAll maintained schools
54,129Number of pupils2016/17CardiffAll maintained schools
53,774Number of pupils2015/16CardiffAll maintained schools
53,007Number of pupils2014/15CardiffAll maintained schools
52,270Number of pupils2013/14CardiffAll maintained schools
51,546Number of pupils2003/04CardiffAll maintained schools
51,323Number of pupils2012/13CardiffAll maintained schools
50,954Number of pupils2011/12CardiffAll maintained schools
50,810Number of pupils2004/05CardiffAll maintained schools
50,361Number of pupils2010/11CardiffAll maintained schools
50,254Number of pupils2005/06CardiffAll maintained schools
49,765Number of pupils2006/07CardiffAll maintained schools
49,535Number of pupils2009/10CardiffAll maintained schools
49,382Number of pupils2007/08CardiffAll maintained schools
49,347Number of pupils2008/09CardiffAll maintained schools
46,929 [t]Number of pupils2023/24WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
46,503 [t]Number of pupils2024/25WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
45,540 [t]Number of pupils2022/23WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
45,272 [t]Number of pupils2021/22WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
44,274 [t]Number of pupils2020/21WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
42,303Number of pupils2003/04Rhondda Cynon TafAll maintained schools
41,901 [t]Number of pupils2003/04WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
41,842Number of pupils2004/05Rhondda Cynon TafAll maintained schools
41,527 [t]Number of pupils2004/05WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
41,341Number of pupils2005/06Rhondda Cynon TafAll maintained schools
41,187 [t]Number of pupils2005/06WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
40,853Number of pupils2006/07Rhondda Cynon TafAll maintained schools
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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.

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school.stats@gov.wales

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