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.

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthoritySectorType
0Number of pupils2018/19CardiffNursery schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
235Number of pupils2018/19CardiffNursery schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
28,120Number of pupils2018/19CardiffPrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
3,630Number of pupils2018/19CardiffPrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
17,965Number of pupils2018/19CardiffSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
550Number of pupils2018/19CardiffSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
[c]Number of pupils2018/19CardiffSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
46,635Number of pupils2018/19CardiffAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
3,865Number of pupils2018/19CardiffAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
100 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesNursery schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
505 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesNursery schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
234,550 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesPrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
25,000 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesPrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
15,535 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesMiddle schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
565 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesMiddle schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
153,605 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
4,415 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
25 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
408,210 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
26,090 [t]Number of pupils2018/19WalesAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
4,940Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyPrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
545Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyPrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
3,285Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseySecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
95Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseySpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
[c]Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseySpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
8,320Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
545Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
7,830Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddPrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
965Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddPrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
950Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddMiddle schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
50Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddMiddle schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
6,040Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
180Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
[c]Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
15,000Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
1,015Number of pupils2019/20GwyneddAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
7,590Number of pupils2019/20ConwyPrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
875Number of pupils2019/20ConwyPrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
5,990Number of pupils2019/20ConwySecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
215Number of pupils2019/20ConwySpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
5Number of pupils2019/20ConwySpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
13,795Number of pupils2019/20ConwyAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
880Number of pupils2019/20ConwyAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
6,910Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshirePrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
875Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshirePrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
970Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshireMiddle schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
10Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshireMiddle schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
5,405Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshireSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
250Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshireSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
[c]Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshireSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
13,530Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshireAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
885Number of pupils2019/20DenbighshireAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
11,680Number of pupils2019/20FlintshirePrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
1,405Number of pupils2019/20FlintshirePrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
8,805Number of pupils2019/20FlintshireSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
190Number of pupils2019/20FlintshireSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
5Number of pupils2019/20FlintshireSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
20,675Number of pupils2019/20FlintshireAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
1,410Number of pupils2019/20FlintshireAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
[c]Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamNursery schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
25Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamNursery schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
10,790Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamPrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
1,375Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamPrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
6,020Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
195Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
0Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
17,010Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
1,400Number of pupils2019/20WrexhamAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
8,455Number of pupils2019/20PowysPrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
335Number of pupils2019/20PowysPrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
440Number of pupils2019/20PowysMiddle schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
0Number of pupils2019/20PowysMiddle schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
5,905Number of pupils2019/20PowysSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
250Number of pupils2019/20PowysSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
0Number of pupils2019/20PowysSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
15,050Number of pupils2019/20PowysAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
335Number of pupils2019/20PowysAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
3,965Number of pupils2019/20CeredigionPrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
250Number of pupils2019/20CeredigionPrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
1,955Number of pupils2019/20CeredigionMiddle schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
75Number of pupils2019/20CeredigionMiddle schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
2,635Number of pupils2019/20CeredigionSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
8,555Number of pupils2019/20CeredigionAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
320Number of pupils2019/20CeredigionAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
8,510Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
800Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshirePrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
975Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireMiddle schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
55Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireMiddle schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
5,580Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
145Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
[c]Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
15,210Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireAll schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
860Number of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireAll schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
100Number of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireNursery schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
0Number of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireNursery schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
14,395Number of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
715Number of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshirePrimary schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
10,060Number of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireSecondary schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
120Number of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireSpecial schoolsFull-time attendance on census day
0Number of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireSpecial schoolsPart-time attendance on census day
Showing 3,001 to 3,100 of 4,178 rows
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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.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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