Maintained schools and pupils by local authority, type of school and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthoritySchool Type
64Number of pupils2010/11Neath Port TalbotSpecial (with post-16 provision)
20,787Number of pupils2010/11Neath Port TalbotAll maintained schools
83Number of pupils2010/11BridgendNursery
487Number of pupils2010/11BridgendJuniors
666Number of pupils2010/11BridgendInfants & Juniors
627Number of pupils2010/11BridgendNursery & Infants
10,405Number of pupils2010/11BridgendNursery, Infants & Juniors
336Number of pupils2010/11BridgendSecondary (ages 11-16)
9,342Number of pupils2010/11BridgendSecondary (ages 11-19)
383Number of pupils2010/11BridgendSpecial (with post-16 provision)
22,329Number of pupils2010/11BridgendAll maintained schools
234Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganNursery
379Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganJuniors
1,995Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganInfants & Juniors
386Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganNursery & Infants
8,821Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganNursery, Infants & Juniors
623Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganSecondary (ages 11-16)
9,200Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganSecondary (ages 11-19)
254Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganSpecial (with post-16 provision)
21,892Number of pupils2010/11Vale of GlamorganAll maintained schools
99Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafNursery
88Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafInfants
728Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafJuniors
448Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafInfants & Juniors
1,196Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafNursery & Infants
18,880Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafNursery, Infants & Juniors
17,573Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafSecondary (ages 11-19)
436Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafSpecial (with post-16 provision)
39,448Number of pupils2010/11Rhondda Cynon TafAll maintained schools
166Number of pupils2010/11Merthyr TydfilNursery
351Number of pupils2010/11Merthyr TydfilJuniors
899Number of pupils2010/11Merthyr TydfilInfants & Juniors
328Number of pupils2010/11Merthyr TydfilNursery & Infants
3,613Number of pupils2010/11Merthyr TydfilNursery, Infants & Juniors
3,857Number of pupils2010/11Merthyr TydfilSecondary (ages 11-19)
144Number of pupils2010/11Merthyr TydfilSpecial (with post-16 provision)
9,358Number of pupils2010/11Merthyr TydfilAll maintained schools
659Number of pupils2010/11CaerphillyJuniors
935Number of pupils2010/11CaerphillyNursery & Infants
15,035Number of pupils2010/11CaerphillyNursery, Infants & Juniors
3,439Number of pupils2010/11CaerphillySecondary (ages 11-16)
8,912Number of pupils2010/11CaerphillySecondary (ages 11-19)
135Number of pupils2010/11CaerphillySpecial (with post-16 provision)
29,115Number of pupils2010/11CaerphillyAll maintained schools
5,993Number of pupils2010/11Blaenau GwentNursery, Infants & Juniors
1,689Number of pupils2010/11Blaenau GwentSecondary (ages 11-16)
2,465Number of pupils2010/11Blaenau GwentSecondary (ages 11-19)
101Number of pupils2010/11Blaenau GwentSpecial (with post-16 provision)
10,248Number of pupils2010/11Blaenau GwentAll maintained schools
225Number of pupils2010/11TorfaenNursery
2,380Number of pupils2010/11TorfaenInfants & Juniors
94Number of pupils2010/11TorfaenNursery & Infants
5,317Number of pupils2010/11TorfaenNursery, Infants & Juniors
1,886Number of pupils2010/11TorfaenSecondary (ages 11-16)
5,976Number of pupils2010/11TorfaenSecondary (ages 11-19)
82Number of pupils2010/11TorfaenSpecial (with post-16 provision)
15,960Number of pupils2010/11TorfaenAll maintained schools
92Number of pupils2010/11MonmouthshireJuniors
3,871Number of pupils2010/11MonmouthshireInfants & Juniors
98Number of pupils2010/11MonmouthshireNursery & Infants
2,592Number of pupils2010/11MonmouthshireNursery, Infants & Juniors
5,148Number of pupils2010/11MonmouthshireSecondary (ages 11-19)
52Number of pupils2010/11MonmouthshireSpecial (without post-16 provision)
11,853Number of pupils2010/11MonmouthshireAll maintained schools
236Number of pupils2010/11NewportNursery
153Number of pupils2010/11NewportInfants
1,484Number of pupils2010/11NewportJuniors
3,890Number of pupils2010/11NewportInfants & Juniors
1,307Number of pupils2010/11NewportNursery & Infants
6,158Number of pupils2010/11NewportNursery, Infants & Juniors
10,536Number of pupils2010/11NewportSecondary (ages 11-19)
112Number of pupils2010/11NewportSpecial (with post-16 provision)
23,876Number of pupils2010/11NewportAll maintained schools
356Number of pupils2010/11CardiffNursery
19Number of pupils2010/11CardiffInfants
454Number of pupils2010/11CardiffJuniors
6,467Number of pupils2010/11CardiffInfants & Juniors
467Number of pupils2010/11CardiffNursery & Infants
21,432Number of pupils2010/11CardiffNursery, Infants & Juniors
4,925Number of pupils2010/11CardiffSecondary (ages 11-16)
15,749Number of pupils2010/11CardiffSecondary (ages 11-19)
262Number of pupils2010/11CardiffSpecial (without post-16 provision)
230Number of pupils2010/11CardiffSpecial (with post-16 provision)
50,361Number of pupils2010/11CardiffAll maintained schools
1,572 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesNursery
676 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesInfants
11,891 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesJuniors
31,513 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesInfants & Juniors
12,768 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesNursery & Infants
202,341 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesNursery, Infants & Juniors
37,901 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesSecondary (ages 11-16)
163,329 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesSecondary (ages 11-19)
618 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesSpecial (without post-16 provision)
3,563 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesSpecial (with post-16 provision)
466,172 [t]Number of pupils2010/11WalesAll maintained schools
1,411Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseyInfants & Juniors
4,002Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseyNursery, Infants & Juniors
4,097Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseySecondary (ages 11-19)
63Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseySpecial (with post-16 provision)
9,573Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseyAll maintained 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 2025

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.

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Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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