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
47,235	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,875	Number of pupils	2019/20	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
105 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
520 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
232,595 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
24,450 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,225 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
550 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
154,285 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,520 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
30 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
409,725 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25,545 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,980	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
515	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,175	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
110	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,260	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
515	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,845	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
955	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
620	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,310	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
185	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,965	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,000	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,565	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
915	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,985	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
215	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,765	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
915	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,960	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
895	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,155	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,545	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
245	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,905	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
895	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,380	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,500	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,310	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
180	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,870	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,505	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,615	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,345	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,045	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
225	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
16,885	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,370	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,235	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
360	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,195	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,410	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
245	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
15,085	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
360	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,140	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
175	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,975	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
75	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,120	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,240	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
250	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,650	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
745	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,140	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
75	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,605	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
135	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
16,530	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
820	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
110	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,855	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
565	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,240	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
125	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
25,330	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
565	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,205	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,980	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,690	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
170	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Special 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

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