Pupils present on census day in maintained schools by local authority, sector and year

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

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Sector	Type
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
220	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,695	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,435	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,395	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
235	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,330	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,660	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
95	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,045	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
15,220	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
405	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
35,770	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
140	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,600	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
250	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,335	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
125	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,200	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
255	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,375	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,010	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,475	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
110	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
23,960	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,010	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,885	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
710	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,625	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
85	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,600	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
710	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
125	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,800	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
815	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,660	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
85	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,555	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
940	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,790	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
385	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,655	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
35	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,480	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
385	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
235	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,105	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,205	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,210	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
105	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,420	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,435	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
305	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
24,095	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,540	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,280	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
440	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
41,820	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,855	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
355 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
965 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
222,145 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
23,500 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
176,455 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,745 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
40 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
402,705 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
24,510 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,605	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
515	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,630	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
65	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,300	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
515	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,105	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,025	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,645	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
125	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,875	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,025	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,175	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,000	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day

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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

• 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

The metadata for this dataset is not included when you download the data. You can download this separately. This contains all the information from the 'About this dataset' tab.