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
234	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Special schools	All schools
19,011	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	All schools	All schools
1,572	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	All schools	English with significant Welsh
234	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
22,591	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	All schools	All schools
328	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
118	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
5,117	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	All schools	Bilingual - AB
2,672	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	All schools	English with significant Welsh
6,360	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	All schools
601	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Welsh medium
222	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
889	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Welsh medium
16,179	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	All schools	English medium
3,981	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	All schools
107	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	English medium
1,141	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Middle schools	All schools
9,863	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	All schools	Welsh medium
8,484	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Primary schools	All schools
397	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	All schools	Dual stream
5,537	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Primary schools	English medium
3,144	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English medium
234	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
12,859	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	Primary schools	All schools
222	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
20,889	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	All schools	English medium
1,526	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Primary schools	Welsh medium
11,829	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Primary schools	All schools
278	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
89	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	All schools	Dual stream
107	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	English medium
843	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	English with significant Welsh
5,009	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Welsh medium
843	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	English with significant Welsh
159	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Primary schools	English with significant Welsh
572	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Middle schools	Bilingual - AB
1,413	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	English with significant Welsh
220	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Special schools	All schools
1,989	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Primary schools	Welsh medium
3,426	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Primary schools	English medium
6,712	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Secondary schools	All schools
3,309	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	All schools	Welsh medium
15,466	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	All schools	All schools
218	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Transitional
1,358	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Middle schools	All schools
1,068	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	English with significant Welsh
218	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	All schools	Transitional
10,039	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	All schools	English medium
879	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	Primary schools	Welsh medium
11,980	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	Primary schools	English medium
8,909	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	Secondary schools	English medium
9,510	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	Secondary schools	All schools
222	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	Special schools	All schools
1,480	Number of pupils	2023/24	Flintshire	All schools	Welsh medium
50	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
50	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Nursery schools	All schools
89	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Primary schools	Dual stream
10,214	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Primary schools	English medium
5,965	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Secondary schools	English medium
6,854	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Secondary schools	All schools
278	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	Special schools	All schools
2,415	Number of pupils	2023/24	Wrexham	All schools	Welsh medium
5,009	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Welsh medium
334	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Dual stream
5,450	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All schools
3,138	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Bilingual - BB
118	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
118	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	All schools
334	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Dual stream
3,138	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Bilingual - BB
9,549	Number of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	All schools
8,448	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Welsh medium
8,607	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Primary schools	All schools
569	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Middle schools	Welsh medium
846	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Welsh medium
4,545	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Bilingual - AB
6,804	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	All schools
220	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
220	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
16,772	Number of pupils	2023/24	Gwynedd	All schools	All schools
397	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Primary schools	Dual stream
2,672	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Primary schools	English with significant Welsh
1,320	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Secondary schools	Welsh medium
5,392	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Secondary schools	English medium
270	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Special schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
270	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	Special schools	All schools
8,818	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	All schools	English medium
270	Number of pupils	2023/24	Conwy	All schools	Not applicable (Nursery & Special)
2,156	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Welsh medium
111	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Dual stream
8,022	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Primary schools	All schools
1,358	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Middle schools	English medium
1,016	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Welsh medium
1,132	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Bilingual - BB
3,172	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	All schools	Welsh medium
111	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	All schools	Dual stream
1,132	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	All schools	Bilingual - BB
1,068	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	All schools	English with significant Welsh
15,974	Number of pupils	2023/24	Denbighshire	All schools	All schools
1,079	Number of pupils	2023/24	Powys	Primary schools	Welsh 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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