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
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Flintshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2009/10	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	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

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