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
12,860	Number of pupils	2017/18	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,425	Number of pupils	2017/18	Newport	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,595	Number of pupils	2017/18	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
165	Number of pupils	2017/18	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
21,615	Number of pupils	2017/18	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,560	Number of pupils	2017/18	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
240	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
27,940	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,825	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,700	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
510	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
46,145	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,070	Number of pupils	2017/18	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
120 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
560 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
236,005 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25,225 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,630 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
465 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
153,440 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,280 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
404,480 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
26,265 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,035	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
520	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,410	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
100	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,540	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
520	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,105	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
890	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
450	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
35	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,125	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
185	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,865	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
925	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,620	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
915	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,960	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
205	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,785	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
915	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,310	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
975	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
430	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,610	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
240	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,585	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
980	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,750	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,395	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,530	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
175	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,455	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,400	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,960	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,380	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,835	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
295	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,100	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,405	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,545	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
320	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
450	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,975	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
245	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
15,220	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
320	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,915	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
240	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,020	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
80	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,690	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,625	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
320	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,660	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
880	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
765	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
60	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,445	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
145	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
15,010	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
940	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	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

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