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
16,995	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,495	Number of pupils	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,920	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
220	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,935	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
310	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,165	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
220	Number of pupils	2021/22	Bridgend	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
120	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,255	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,390	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,225	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
40	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,405	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
280	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,165	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,550	Number of pupils	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,610	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
695	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,725	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
70	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,330	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
545	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
33,205	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
765	Number of pupils	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,210	Number of pupils	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
145	Number of pupils	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,780	Number of pupils	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
145	Number of pupils	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,130	Number of pupils	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
145	Number of pupils	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,100	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,780	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
595	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
30	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,395	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
175	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
22,265	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,810	Number of pupils	2021/22	Caerphilly	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,885	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
420	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,230	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
160	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,150	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
170	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,435	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
580	Number of pupils	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,870	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
755	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,925	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
105	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,905	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
755	Number of pupils	2021/22	Torfaen	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,810	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
310	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,285	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10,100	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
310	Number of pupils	2021/22	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
65	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,965	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,445	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,995	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
200	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
22,155	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,510	Number of pupils	2021/22	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
200	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
26,630	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,125	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,200	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
545	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
46,375	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,325	Number of pupils	2021/22	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
85 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
405 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
219,905 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
21,640 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,715 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
585 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
148,980 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,425 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
392,105 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
22,640 [t]	Number of pupils	2021/22	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,715	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
465	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,335	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
105	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2022/23	Isle of Anglesey	Special 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.