Pupils present on census day in maintained schools by local authority, sector and year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Sector	Type
34,420	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
50	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
115	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,385	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
185	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,210	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
140	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,850	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
190	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,310	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,965	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,965	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
100	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
23,370	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,970	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,385	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
695	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,295	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,985	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
80	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,740	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
695	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
110	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,830	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
790	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,415	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
85	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,340	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
905	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,860	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
415	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,630	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
40	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,530	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
415	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
240	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,310	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,245	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,915	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
120	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,340	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,485	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
300	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
24,850	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,650	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,780	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
470	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
43,105	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,960	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
260 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
980 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
221,995 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
23,170 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,110 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
169,590 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,840 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
35 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
398,790 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
24,190 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,690	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
525	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,580	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
70	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,335	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
525	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,320	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,090	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,495	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
135	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,955	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,090	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,350	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,035	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,440	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
170	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,955	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,035	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,865	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
995	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
430	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,960	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
235	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,490	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,005	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day

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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

• 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 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

The metadata for this dataset is not included when you download the data. You can download this separately. This contains all the information from the 'About this dataset' tab.