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
45	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,205	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
130	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5,065	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
410	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,875	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
200	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,985	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,380	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
6,565	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
20,450	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
19,205	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
236,940 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
427,545 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
20,795	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,815	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
17,225	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,855	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
11,885	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5,660	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
7,700	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15,025	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
11,765	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
80	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
50	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
24,085	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
43,755	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
135 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
187,110 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,365 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
9,060	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
315	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10,540	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
19,565	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
21,170	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
340	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
38,730	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,970	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
14,850	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
110	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
26,850	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
45	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10,085	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
7,250	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
75	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
11,675	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,600	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10,725	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
115	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
7,990	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5,990	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
165	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
9,370	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
18,880	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
255	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,940	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
16,020	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,620	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
13,555	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
9,560	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,985	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
9,560	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
12,300	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
7,810	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,030	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
65	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
9,295	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
17,440	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,885	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
70	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
225	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
14,010	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
7,155	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
11,280	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
21,825	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
105	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
70	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25,465	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
17,005	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
170	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
13,805	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
9,940	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
140	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
7,015	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
30,955	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,950	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10,640	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15,355	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
7,415	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
190	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
105	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,310	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
18,160	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15,080	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
11,420	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
7,310	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
70	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	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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