Maintained schools and pupils by local authority, Welsh medium type and year (up to 2023/24)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Sector	Welsh Medium Type
10,896	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
10,896	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Secondary schools	All schools
95	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
95	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	Special schools	All schools
397	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
13,182	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
10,896	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
324	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
24,799	Number of pupils	2005/06	Newport	All schools	All schools
328	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
328	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Nursery schools	All schools
3,000	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
374	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
24,425	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
27,799	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Primary schools	All schools
1,863	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
19,778	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
21,641	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Secondary schools	All schools
486	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
486	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	Special schools	All schools
3,000	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
374	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
24,425	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1,863	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
19,778	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
814	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
50,254	Number of pupils	2005/06	Cardiff	All schools	All schools
1,840 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
1,840 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Nursery schools	All schools
52,867 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
6,349 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
206,508 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
265,724 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Primary schools	All schools
40,828 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
172,217 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
213,045 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Secondary schools	All schools
3,937 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
3,937 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	Special schools	All schools
52,867 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
6,349 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
206,508 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
40,828 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
172,217 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
5,777 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
484,546 [t]	Number of pupils	2005/06	Wales	All schools	All schools
4,715	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
68	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
660	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
5,443	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All schools
3,635	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
819	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
4,454	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All schools
62	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
62	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	All schools
4,715	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
68	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
660	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
3,635	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
819	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
62	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
9,959	Number of pupils	2006/07	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	All schools
9,639	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
226	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
113	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
9,978	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Primary schools	All schools
6,644	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1,283	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
7,927	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All schools
140	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
140	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	Special schools	All schools
9,639	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
226	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
113	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
6,644	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
1,283	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
140	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
18,045	Number of pupils	2006/07	Gwynedd	All schools	All schools
2,045	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
477	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
6,433	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
8,955	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Primary schools	All schools
1,397	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
6,210	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
7,607	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Secondary schools	All schools
172	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
172	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	Special schools	All schools
2,045	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
477	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
6,433	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1,397	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
6,210	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
172	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
16,734	Number of pupils	2006/07	Conwy	All schools	All schools
1,968	Number of pupils	2006/07	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
51	Number of pupils	2006/07	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
6,315	Number of pupils	2006/07	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
8,334	Number of pupils	2006/07	Denbighshire	Primary schools	All schools
3,176	Number of pupils	2006/07	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
4,672	Number of pupils	2006/07	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
7,848	Number of pupils	2006/07	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All schools

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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 2024

Data notes

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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