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
3,823	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Female
4,890	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Female
2,269	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
3,860	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Male
641	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
5,215	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Male
39	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
5,871	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Female
1,715	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
7,683	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	All pupils
243	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
88	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,454	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Male
10,105	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	All pupils
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)
4,732	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Female
6,369	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Male
501	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
4,098	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Female
486	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
69	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
7,766	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	All pupils
858	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
7,542	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Male
2,608	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
3,168	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,852	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	All pupils
577	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
258	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary 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
794	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
68	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	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
4,975	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Male
152	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
12,240	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,362	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Male
480	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1,644	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
4,120	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Male
21	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
41	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
998	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
138	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
1,227	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
424	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
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
1,007	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
14,944	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	All pupils
7,402	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Female
8,138	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
4,142	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Male
3,996	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Female
1,110	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
143	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
476	Number of pupils	2018/19	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
1,398	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Female
5,389	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	All pupils
58	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
2,728	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Male
1,663	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Male
2,661	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Female
6,011	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,070	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Male
2,941	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Female
898	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
184	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
641	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
315	Number of pupils	2018/19	Conwy	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
1,505	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Female
9,707	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
6,637	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All pupils
1,440	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
657	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
6,699	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,350	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Male
3,349	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Female
680	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
102	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
340	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
3,275	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Female
6,117	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
8,218	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	All pupils
3,158	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Male
696	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2,959	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Female
4,242	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	All pupils
2,226	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Male
2,016	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Female
444	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
98	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
315	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
425	Number of pupils	2018/19	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
322	Number of pupils	2018/19	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
59	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
124	Number of pupils	2018/19	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
2,007	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary 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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