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
30,065	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,985	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,480	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,810	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,705	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
125	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
3,640	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
225	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,050	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,935	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,210	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
370	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,485	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
340	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,035	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
370	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
140	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,800	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,770	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,200	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,830	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
280	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,190	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,960	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,380	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
675	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,740	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
485	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
32,720	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
690	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,960	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
405	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,075	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
155	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,190	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
405	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,705	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,130	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
705	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,750	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
160	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
23,315	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,165	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,025	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
540	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,510	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
175	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,195	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
180	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,910	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
715	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
6,535	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
840	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,685	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,320	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
840	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
5,835	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
305	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
4,375	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
10,210	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
305	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
0	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
12,800	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,540	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
7,495	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
185	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,475	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,650	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
260	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
27,285	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
3,740	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,695	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
680	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Special schools	Full-time attendance on census day
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Special schools	Part-time attendance on census day
45,655	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
4,005	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
200 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Nursery schools	Full-time attendance on census day
530 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Nursery schools	Part-time attendance on census day
228,445 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	Full-time attendance on census day
25,060 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Primary schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,945 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Middle schools	Full-time attendance on census day
600 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Middle schools	Part-time attendance on census day
144,770 [t]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wales	Secondary schools	Full-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.