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
6,926	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Primary schools	All pupils
3,482	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Primary schools	Male
3,444	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Primary schools	Female
1,209	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
284	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
514	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,402	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,704	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Secondary schools	Male
2,698	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Secondary schools	Female
797	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
80	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
329	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,285	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,187	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Male
3,098	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Female
1,287	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
173	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
353	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,305	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,241	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,064	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,088	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
167	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
452	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
10,583	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Primary schools	All pupils
5,427	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Primary schools	Male
5,156	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Primary schools	Female
1,947	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
643	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,070	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
8,308	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,256	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Male
4,052	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,257	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
168	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
537	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,735	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Primary schools	All pupils
4,937	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Primary schools	Male
4,798	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Primary schools	Female
1,865	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
778	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,262	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,187	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,153	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Male
3,034	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Female
976	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
230	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
718	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,292	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Primary schools	All pupils
3,728	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Primary schools	Male
3,564	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Primary schools	Female
898	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
208	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
455	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,829	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,452	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Secondary schools	Male
3,377	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Secondary schools	Female
732	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
102	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
384	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,390	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Primary schools	All pupils
1,695	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Male
1,695	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Female
437	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
84	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
285	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,239	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,212	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Male
2,027	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Female
485	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
112	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
357	Number of pupils	2019/20	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
7,365	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	All pupils
3,716	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Male
3,649	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Female
1,260	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
158	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
449	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,453	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,281	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,172	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Female
908	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
55	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
327	Number of pupils	2019/20	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
12,092	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	All pupils
6,148	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Male
5,944	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Female
2,143	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
354	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,007	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
9,920	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
5,066	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Male
4,854	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,532	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
153	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
703	Number of pupils	2019/20	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
15,949	Number of pupils	2019/20	Swansea	Primary schools	All pupils
8,328	Number of pupils	2019/20	Swansea	Primary schools	Male
7,621	Number of pupils	2019/20	Swansea	Primary schools	Female
3,525	Number of pupils	2019/20	Swansea	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)

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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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