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
22,529	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	All schools	All schools
219	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
219	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	All schools
1,303	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
702	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
9,766	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
11,771	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	All schools
860	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
8,838	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
9,698	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	All schools
272	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
272	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	All schools
1,303	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
702	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
9,766	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
860	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
8,838	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
491	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
21,960	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	All schools
130	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
130	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	All schools
4,272	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
331	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
17,020	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
21,623	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	All schools
3,681	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
14,473	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
18,154	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	All schools
430	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
430	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	All schools
4,272	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
331	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
17,020	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
3,681	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
14,473	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
560	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
40,337	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	All schools
163	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
163	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	All schools
551	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
498	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
4,132	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
5,181	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	All schools
4,149	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
4,149	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	All schools
144	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
144	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	All schools
551	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
498	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
4,132	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
4,149	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
307	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
9,637	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	All schools
2,151	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
14,768	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
16,919	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Primary schools	All schools
1,195	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
11,320	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
12,515	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	All schools
123	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
123	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Special schools	All schools
2,151	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
14,768	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
1,195	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
11,320	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
123	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
29,557	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	All schools	All schools
301	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
5,906	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
6,207	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	All schools
4,715	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
4,715	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	All schools
83	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
83	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	All schools
301	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
5,906	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
4,715	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
83	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
11,005	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	All schools
256	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
256	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Nursery schools	All schools
586	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
7,341	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
7,927	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Primary schools	All schools
825	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
7,162	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
7,987	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Secondary schools	All schools
70	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
70	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Special schools	All schools
586	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	All schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
7,341	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	All schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
825	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	All schools	Secondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)
7,162	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	All schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)
326	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
16,240	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	All schools	All schools
202	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)
386	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)
6,294	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Primary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)
6,882	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	All schools
5,491	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Secondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)

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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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