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
5,655	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
95	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,995	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
970	Number of pupils	2015/16	Torfaen	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,990	Number of pupils	2015/16	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
405	Number of pupils	2015/16	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,525	Number of pupils	2015/16	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
30	Number of pupils	2015/16	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,545	Number of pupils	2015/16	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
405	Number of pupils	2015/16	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
150	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,340	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,490	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,550	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
140	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
21,030	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,640	Number of pupils	2015/16	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
290	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
27,600	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,910	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,725	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
480	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
45,805	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,205	Number of pupils	2015/16	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
155 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
785 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
237,070 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25,655 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,900 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
165 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
162,245 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,090 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
30 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
408,465 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
26,635 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,935	Number of pupils	2016/17	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
570	Number of pupils	2016/17	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,370	Number of pupils	2016/17	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
80	Number of pupils	2016/17	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2016/17	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,385	Number of pupils	2016/17	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
570	Number of pupils	2016/17	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,685	Number of pupils	2016/17	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,030	Number of pupils	2016/17	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,140	Number of pupils	2016/17	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
180	Number of pupils	2016/17	Gwynedd	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2016/17	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
15,005	Number of pupils	2016/17	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,030	Number of pupils	2016/17	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,510	Number of pupils	2016/17	Conwy	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
980	Number of pupils	2016/17	Conwy	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,965	Number of pupils	2016/17	Conwy	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
190	Number of pupils	2016/17	Conwy	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,670	Number of pupils	2016/17	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
980	Number of pupils	2016/17	Conwy	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,145	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
995	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
440	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,695	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
235	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,520	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,005	Number of pupils	2016/17	Denbighshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,710	Number of pupils	2016/17	Flintshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,450	Number of pupils	2016/17	Flintshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,495	Number of pupils	2016/17	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
195	Number of pupils	2016/17	Flintshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Flintshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,405	Number of pupils	2016/17	Flintshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,455	Number of pupils	2016/17	Flintshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
35	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,060	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,495	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,595	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
255	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
16,920	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,530	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wrexham	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,255	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
205	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
455	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,335	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
260	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
16,310	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
210	Number of pupils	2016/17	Powys	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,930	Number of pupils	2016/17	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
245	Number of pupils	2016/17	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,785	Number of pupils	2016/17	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
70	Number of pupils	2016/17	Ceredigion	Middle 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

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