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
356	Number of pupils	2010/11	Cardiff	Nursery
148	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
74	Number of pupils	2009/10	Bridgend	Nursery
236	Number of pupils	2010/11	Newport	Nursery
1,530 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Nursery
63	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
173	Number of pupils	2008/09	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
84	Number of pupils	2009/10	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
404	Number of pupils	2009/10	Cardiff	Nursery
225	Number of pupils	2010/11	Torfaen	Nursery
241	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
363	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Nursery
81	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
253	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
143	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wrexham	Nursery
141	Number of pupils	2008/09	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
360	Number of pupils	2008/09	Cardiff	Nursery
139	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wrexham	Nursery
109	Number of pupils	2009/10	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
239	Number of pupils	2009/10	Newport	Nursery
77	Number of pupils	2010/11	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
166	Number of pupils	2010/11	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
42	Number of pupils	2011/12	Flintshire	Nursery
68	Number of pupils	2011/12	Bridgend	Nursery
168	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
276	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Nursery
1,787 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Nursery
49	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	Nursery
256	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Nursery
30	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	Nursery
249	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Nursery
47	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	Nursery
83	Number of pupils	2008/09	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
208	Number of pupils	2008/09	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
110	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wrexham	Nursery
264	Number of pupils	2008/09	Newport	Nursery
1,791 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wales	Nursery
26	Number of pupils	2009/10	Flintshire	Nursery
1,754 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Nursery
209	Number of pupils	2009/10	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
149	Number of pupils	2009/10	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
239	Number of pupils	2009/10	Torfaen	Nursery
1,672 [t]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wales	Nursery
44	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wrexham	Nursery
83	Number of pupils	2010/11	Bridgend	Nursery
99	Number of pupils	2010/11	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
1,572 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	Nursery
77	Number of pupils	2005/06	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
46	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wrexham	Nursery
73	Number of pupils	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
109	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Nursery
107	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
81	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
146	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Nursery
130	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
219	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
163	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
54	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	Nursery
131	Number of pupils	2005/06	Swansea	Nursery
123	Number of pupils	2005/06	Bridgend	Nursery
275	Number of pupils	2007/08	Newport	Nursery
370	Number of pupils	2007/08	Cardiff	Nursery
305	Number of pupils	2004/05	Cardiff	Nursery
76	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
159	Number of pupils	2005/06	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
211	Number of pupils	2005/06	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
321	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Nursery
180	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
108	Number of pupils	2008/09	Bridgend	Nursery
126	Number of pupils	2004/05	Newport	Nursery
130	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Nursery
229	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Nursery
328	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Nursery
264	Number of pupils	2008/09	Torfaen	Nursery
1,840 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Nursery
36	Number of pupils	2006/07	Flintshire	Nursery
75	Number of pupils	2004/05	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
1,104 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	Nursery
154	Number of pupils	2006/07	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery
124	Number of pupils	2004/05	Swansea	Nursery
78	Number of pupils	2006/07	Carmarthenshire	Nursery
783 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Nursery
43	Number of pupils	2006/07	Swansea	Nursery
111	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Nursery
182	Number of pupils	2006/07	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery
198	Number of pupils	2006/07	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
36	Number of pupils	2005/06	Flintshire	Nursery
240	Number of pupils	2006/07	Torfaen	Nursery
219	Number of pupils	2004/05	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
52	Number of pupils	2010/11	Flintshire	Nursery
117	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wrexham	Nursery
360	Number of pupils	2006/07	Cardiff	Nursery
234	Number of pupils	2010/11	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
242	Number of pupils	2006/07	Newport	Nursery
46	Number of pupils	2007/08	Flintshire	Nursery
129	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery
255	Number of pupils	2004/05	Torfaen	Nursery
127	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Nursery
138	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wrexham	Nursery
141	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Nursery

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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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