Pupils in maintained schools taught Welsh as a first language by local authority, year group and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal authorityYear group
230Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 6
165Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 7
145Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 8
185Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 9
155Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 10
175Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 11
90Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 12
75Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 13
0Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysYear Group 14
2,835 [t]Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PowysTotal
195Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionNursery
670Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionReception
495Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 1
480Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 2
460Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 3
485Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 4
480Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 5
450Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 6
465Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 7
460Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 8
480Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 9
475Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 10
415Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 11
295Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 12
270Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 13
0Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionYear Group 14
6,575 [t]Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CeredigionTotal
255Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireNursery
245Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireReception
255Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 1
255Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 2
275Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 3
235Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 4
245Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 5
230Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 6
190Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 7
195Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 8
180Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 9
175Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 10
175Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 11
125Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 12
110Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 13
0Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireYear Group 14
3,145 [t]Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13PembrokeshireTotal
915Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireNursery
1,250Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireReception
1,140Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 1
1,105Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 2
1,020Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 3
1,000Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 4
955Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 5
955Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 6
840Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 7
760Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 8
710Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 9
735Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 10
755Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 11
490Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 12
385Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 13
10Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireYear Group 14
13,025 [t]Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13CarmarthenshireTotal
510Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaNursery
430Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaReception
375Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 1
365Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 2
330Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 3
295Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 4
305Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 5
255Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 6
240Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 7
260Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 8
225Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 9
240Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 10
235Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 11
155Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 12
120Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 13
0Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaYear Group 14
4,345 [t]Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13SwanseaTotal
375Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotNursery
300Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotReception
300Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 1
270Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 2
275Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 3
220Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 4
210Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 5
225Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 6
180Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 7
160Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 8
160Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 9
170Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 10
155Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 11
90Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 12
80Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 13
0Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotYear Group 14
3,165 [t]Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13Neath Port TalbotTotal
160Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13BridgendNursery
170Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13BridgendReception
145Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13BridgendYear Group 1
140Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13BridgendYear Group 2
145Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language2012/13BridgendYear Group 3
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Main information

Most recent update
18 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 2011 to August 2025

Data notes

Rounding applied

Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.

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 schools meals due to the universal primary free school meal policy.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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