Pupil Level Annual School Census summary data by local authority (pupils aged 5 to 15 in primary, middle or secondary schools)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total, [z] = not applicable.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local authority	Sector	Component
169	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
456	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,270	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,174	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,096	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Female
920	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
39	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
304	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,224	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	All pupils
6,202	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Male
6,022	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Female
2,065	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
375	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,003	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,707	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,975	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Male
4,732	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,440	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
152	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
657	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
16,343	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Primary schools	All pupils
8,486	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Primary schools	Male
7,857	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Primary schools	Female
3,375	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,417	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,561	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,240	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	All pupils
6,369	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Male
5,871	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Female
2,269	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
501	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,644	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,819	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	All pupils
4,592	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Male
4,227	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Female
2,070	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
168	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
567	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,218	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,120	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Male
4,098	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Female
1,715	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
41	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
486	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,095	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Primary schools	All pupils
5,237	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Primary schools	Male
4,858	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Primary schools	Female
1,901	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
285	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
667	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,683	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,860	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Male
3,823	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Female
1,227	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
59	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
424	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,801	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	All pupils
4,994	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Male
4,807	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Female
1,254	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
325	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,057	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,766	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,923	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Male
3,843	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Female
858	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
243	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,007	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
15,474	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	All pupils
7,777	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Male
7,697	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Female
3,538	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
219	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
798	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
14,944	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	All pupils
7,542	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Male
7,402	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Female
2,608	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
88	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
641	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,314	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	All pupils
2,176	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Male
2,138	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Female
856	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
223	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
398	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
2,852	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	All pupils
1,454	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Male
1,398	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Female
577	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
58	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
258	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,601	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Primary schools	All pupils
6,398	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Male
6,203	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Female
2,578	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
179	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
587	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,105	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	All pupils
5,215	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Male

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Main information

• Most recent update: 18 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 2018 to August 2025

Data notes

• Revisions:
  • 18 September 2025
  • 4 September 2025
• 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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