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
0	Number of pupils	2016/17	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,465	Number of pupils	2016/17	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
400	Number of pupils	2016/17	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
155	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,515	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,340	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,570	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
140	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
21,225	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,500	Number of pupils	2016/17	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
255	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
27,900	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,835	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,630	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
500	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
46,035	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,095	Number of pupils	2016/17	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
155 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
630 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
236,975 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
24,955 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,985 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
385 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
157,235 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,155 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
406,500 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
26,000 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,980	Number of pupils	2017/18	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
540	Number of pupils	2017/18	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,200	Number of pupils	2017/18	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
80	Number of pupils	2017/18	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2017/18	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,260	Number of pupils	2017/18	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
540	Number of pupils	2017/18	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,280	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
935	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
500	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,725	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
205	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,705	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
960	Number of pupils	2017/18	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,515	Number of pupils	2017/18	Conwy	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
920	Number of pupils	2017/18	Conwy	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,760	Number of pupils	2017/18	Conwy	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
180	Number of pupils	2017/18	Conwy	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2017/18	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,455	Number of pupils	2017/18	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
920	Number of pupils	2017/18	Conwy	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,245	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
955	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
370	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,430	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
245	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,290	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
965	Number of pupils	2017/18	Denbighshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,885	Number of pupils	2017/18	Flintshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,420	Number of pupils	2017/18	Flintshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,345	Number of pupils	2017/18	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
185	Number of pupils	2017/18	Flintshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2017/18	Flintshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,415	Number of pupils	2017/18	Flintshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,425	Number of pupils	2017/18	Flintshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
20	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,040	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,390	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,685	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
250	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
16,985	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,410	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wrexham	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,510	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
400	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
455	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,290	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
245	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
15,505	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
400	Number of pupils	2017/18	Powys	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,980	Number of pupils	2017/18	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
255	Number of pupils	2017/18	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,900	Number of pupils	2017/18	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
90	Number of pupils	2017/18	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,595	Number of pupils	2017/18	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,475	Number of pupils	2017/18	Ceredigion	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
345	Number of pupils	2017/18	Ceredigion	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,170	Number of pupils	2017/18	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
910	Number of pupils	2017/18	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,740	Number of pupils	2017/18	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
145	Number of pupils	2017/18	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Full-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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