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
6,360	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
265	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
16,525	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
235	Number of pupils	2015/16	Powys	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,155	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
255	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,225	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
55	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,225	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,605	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
310	Number of pupils	2015/16	Ceredigion	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,160	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
995	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,035	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
140	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
15,335	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
995	Number of pupils	2015/16	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
75	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,620	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
375	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,255	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
110	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
25,060	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
375	Number of pupils	2015/16	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,875	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,105	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,575	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
160	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
30,610	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,110	Number of pupils	2015/16	Swansea	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,330	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,750	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,145	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
215	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,690	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,750	Number of pupils	2015/16	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,495	Number of pupils	2015/16	Bridgend	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
300	Number of pupils	2015/16	Bridgend	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,570	Number of pupils	2015/16	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
285	Number of pupils	2015/16	Bridgend	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2015/16	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
21,345	Number of pupils	2015/16	Bridgend	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
310	Number of pupils	2015/16	Bridgend	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
245	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,525	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,370	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
930	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
40	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,535	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
205	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,200	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,655	Number of pupils	2015/16	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
30	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,770	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
730	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
450	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,870	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
470	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
35,590	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
755	Number of pupils	2015/16	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
50	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,125	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
285	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,690	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
145	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,010	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
300	Number of pupils	2015/16	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,185	Number of pupils	2015/16	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,155	Number of pupils	2015/16	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,900	Number of pupils	2015/16	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
120	Number of pupils	2015/16	Caerphilly	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
24,205	Number of pupils	2015/16	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,155	Number of pupils	2015/16	Caerphilly	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,670	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
785	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,310	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
40	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,860	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
95	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,935	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
825	Number of pupils	2015/16	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
45	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,245	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
920	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	Primary 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.