Pupils in maintained schools aged 5 or over by local authority, ethnic background and year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Ethnic Background
31,935	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	White British
15,690	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	White British
7,890	Number of pupils	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	White British
16,710	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	White British
16,710	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	White British
14,520	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	White British
7,360	Number of pupils	2010/11	Merthyr Tydfil	White British
362,845	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	White British
14,575	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wrexham	White British
18,040	Number of pupils	2011/12	Bridgend	White British
8,160	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	White British
9,915	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	White British
13,610	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	White British
19,230	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	White British
21,945	Number of pupils	2010/11	Carmarthenshire	White British
32,310	Number of pupils	2010/11	Rhondda Cynon Taf	White British
8,320	Number of pupils	2010/11	Blaenau Gwent	White British
31,125	Number of pupils	2010/11	Cardiff	White British
13,075	Number of pupils	2010/11	Denbighshire	White British
19,400	Number of pupils	2011/12	Flintshire	White British
14,610	Number of pupils	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	White British
16,400	Number of pupils	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	White British
15,960	Number of pupils	2010/11	Powys	White British
23,450	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	White British
12,995	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	White British
8,850	Number of pupils	2008/09	Blaenau Gwent	White British
30,835	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	White British
7,875	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	White British
13,140	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	White British
12,725	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	White British
16,265	Number of pupils	2009/10	Powys	White British
31,635	Number of pupils	2009/10	Cardiff	White British
16,475	Number of pupils	2010/11	Neath Port Talbot	White British
16,965	Number of pupils	2010/11	Vale of Glamorgan	White British
7,985	Number of pupils	2009/10	Ceredigion	White British
23,835	Number of pupils	2010/11	Caerphilly	White British
13,070	Number of pupils	2010/11	Torfaen	White British
17,020	Number of pupils	2010/11	Newport	White British
15,005	Number of pupils	2009/10	Pembrokeshire	White British
13,435	Number of pupils	2010/11	Gwynedd	White British
13,175	Number of pupils	2011/12	Conwy	White British
12,880	Number of pupils	2011/12	Denbighshire	White British
15,560	Number of pupils	2011/12	Powys	White British
7,725	Number of pupils	2011/12	Ceredigion	White British
22,015	Number of pupils	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	White British
25,770	Number of pupils	2011/12	Swansea	White British
14,600	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wrexham	White British
371,455	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wales	White British
7,235	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	White British
19,565	Number of pupils	2010/11	Flintshire	White British
7,595	Number of pupils	2008/09	Merthyr Tydfil	White British
26,755	Number of pupils	2008/09	Swansea	White British
16,480	Number of pupils	2008/09	Powys	White British
13,335	Number of pupils	2008/09	Denbighshire	White British
19,745	Number of pupils	2009/10	Flintshire	White British
14,715	Number of pupils	2010/11	Pembrokeshire	White British
16,970	Number of pupils	2009/10	Vale of Glamorgan	White British
359,630	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	White British
7,520	Number of pupils	2009/10	Merthyr Tydfil	White British
16,785	Number of pupils	2008/09	Neath Port Talbot	White British
7,845	Number of pupils	2010/11	Ceredigion	White British
32,510	Number of pupils	2009/10	Rhondda Cynon Taf	White British
8,070	Number of pupils	2008/09	Isle of Anglesey	White British
17,185	Number of pupils	2008/09	Vale of Glamorgan	White British
15,225	Number of pupils	2008/09	Pembrokeshire	White British
8,630	Number of pupils	2009/10	Blaenau Gwent	White British
10,400	Number of pupils	2008/09	Monmouthshire	White British
25,965	Number of pupils	2010/11	Swansea	White British
24,100	Number of pupils	2009/10	Caerphilly	White British
18,120	Number of pupils	2010/11	Bridgend	White British
13,550	Number of pupils	2008/09	Conwy	White British
19,875	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	White British
13,625	Number of pupils	2008/09	Gwynedd	White British
17,375	Number of pupils	2009/10	Newport	White British
10,265	Number of pupils	2009/10	Monmouthshire	White British
8,125	Number of pupils	2009/10	Isle of Anglesey	White British
13,190	Number of pupils	2009/10	Torfaen	White British
10,055	Number of pupils	2010/11	Monmouthshire	White British
13,295	Number of pupils	2009/10	Denbighshire	White British
13,420	Number of pupils	2009/10	Gwynedd	White British
18,345	Number of pupils	2008/09	Bridgend	White British
367,240	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wales	White British
7,945	Number of pupils	2010/11	Isle of Anglesey	White British
13,650	Number of pupils	2011/12	Gwynedd	White British
22,085	Number of pupils	2009/10	Carmarthenshire	White British
8,035	Number of pupils	2008/09	Ceredigion	White British
24,185	Number of pupils	2008/09	Caerphilly	White British
32,975	Number of pupils	2008/09	Rhondda Cynon Taf	White British
13,310	Number of pupils	2009/10	Conwy	White British
26,485	Number of pupils	2009/10	Swansea	White British
14,725	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wrexham	White British
13,135	Number of pupils	2010/11	Conwy	White British
16,495	Number of pupils	2009/10	Neath Port Talbot	White British
17,645	Number of pupils	2008/09	Newport	White British
14,650	Number of pupils	2009/10	Wrexham	White British
32,095	Number of pupils	2008/09	Cardiff	White British
22,200	Number of pupils	2008/09	Carmarthenshire	White British
13,520	Number of pupils	2008/09	Torfaen	White British
18,180	Number of pupils	2009/10	Bridgend	White British
7,705	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	White British

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Main information

• Most recent update: 25 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 2008 to August 2025

Data notes

• Rounding applied:

  Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.

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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