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
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Swansea	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
93	Number of schools	2021/22	Swansea	All schools	All schools
9	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Welsh medium
43	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	English medium
52	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Middle schools	Welsh medium
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Middle schools	English medium
3	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Middle schools	All schools
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	English medium
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	All schools
10	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Welsh medium
50	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	English medium
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
62	Number of schools	2021/22	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	All schools
4	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	Welsh medium
44	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	English medium
48	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	Primary schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Welsh medium
8	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	Secondary schools	English medium
9	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	Secondary schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	Special schools	All schools
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	All schools	Welsh medium
52	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	All schools	English medium
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
59	Number of schools	2021/22	Bridgend	All schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	All schools
6	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Welsh medium
38	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	English medium
44	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Welsh medium
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	All schools
7	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	English medium
7	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	All schools
7	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Welsh medium
45	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	English medium
3	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
55	Number of schools	2021/22	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	All schools
13	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Welsh medium
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Dual stream
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	English with significant Welsh
76	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	English medium
92	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Welsh medium
3	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	English medium
5	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Welsh medium
10	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	English medium
12	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	All schools
4	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
4	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	All schools
17	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Welsh medium
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Dual stream
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	English with significant Welsh
89	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	English medium
4	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
113	Number of schools	2021/22	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Welsh medium
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	English with significant Welsh
19	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	English medium
22	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	All schools
4	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	English medium
4	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Welsh medium
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	English with significant Welsh
23	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	English medium
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
27	Number of schools	2021/22	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	All schools
11	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Welsh medium
62	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Primary schools	English medium
73	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Primary schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Middle schools	English medium
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Middle schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Welsh medium
10	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	English medium
11	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	Special schools	All schools
12	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	All schools	Welsh medium
73	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	All schools	English medium
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
86	Number of schools	2021/22	Caerphilly	All schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Welsh medium
18	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	English medium
19	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	English medium
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	English medium
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	All schools
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
2	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	All schools
1	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Welsh medium
22	Number of schools	2021/22	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	English medium

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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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