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
95	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,350	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
730	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,215	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
110	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
24,765	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
730	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,995	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,935	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,425	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
175	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
30,595	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,945	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,705	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,580	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,480	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
100	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,660	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
225	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,070	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,680	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,600	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
305	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,265	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
315	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
21,175	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
305	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
135	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,825	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,535	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,020	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
45	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,480	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
235	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,565	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,715	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,245	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
995	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,675	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
45	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,595	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
475	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
34,990	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,040	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,315	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
370	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,720	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
160	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,195	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
370	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,075	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,015	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
770	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
30	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,110	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
135	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
24,090	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,045	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,125	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
565	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,470	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
165	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,255	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
165	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,020	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
730	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,255	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
850	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,100	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
110	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,465	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
855	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,975	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
460	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,370	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,355	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
460	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
105	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,070	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,520	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,870	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
170	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
22,110	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,630	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	All 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.