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
4,890	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Female
2,007	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
59	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
315	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,615	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	All pupils
1,868	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Male
1,747	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Female
794	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
67	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
191	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,829	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	All pupils
1,934	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Male
1,895	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Female
865	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
62	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
185	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,649	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Primary schools	All pupils
3,400	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Primary schools	Male
3,249	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Primary schools	Female
1,338	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
93	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
381	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,458	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,790	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Male
2,668	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Female
975	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
72	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
257	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,209	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	All pupils
2,663	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Male
2,546	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Female
517	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
78	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
319	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,136	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,121	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Male
2,015	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Female
476	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
30	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
198	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
11,924	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Primary schools	All pupils
6,108	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Primary schools	Male
5,816	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Primary schools	Female
2,251	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2,118	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
3,275	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,644	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,338	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Secondary schools	Male
4,306	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Secondary schools	Female
1,463	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,093	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,053	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
25,238	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Primary schools	All pupils
12,920	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Primary schools	Male
12,318	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Primary schools	Female
5,355	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4,355	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
8,937	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
17,615	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Secondary schools	All pupils
8,922	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Male
8,693	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Female
3,394	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,442	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
5,576	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
206,209 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Primary schools	All pupils
105,185 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Primary schools	Male
101,024 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Primary schools	Female
37,971 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
12,453 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
25,635 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
165,868 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Secondary schools	All pupils
84,436 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Secondary schools	Male
81,432 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Secondary schools	Female
26,896 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4,762 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
16,963 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,541	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All pupils
2,323	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Male
2,218	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Female
735	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
27	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
194	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,239	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All pupils
1,655	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Male
1,584	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Female
490	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
18	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
138	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,116	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Primary schools	All pupils
3,616	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Male
3,500	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Female
952	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
163	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
394	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,757	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,436	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Male
3,321	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Female
721	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
75	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
327	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic

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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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