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
570	Number of pupils	2004/05	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,050	Number of pupils	2005/06	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
24,900	Number of pupils	2004/05	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
9,660	Number of pupils	2004/05	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
413,895 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
810	Number of pupils	2005/06	Conwy	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
21,640	Number of pupils	2004/05	Flintshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
730	Number of pupils	2004/05	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,205	Number of pupils	2004/05	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,635	Number of pupils	2004/05	Caerphilly	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
430	Number of pupils	2004/05	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,630	Number of pupils	2004/05	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
395	Number of pupils	2005/06	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
14,840	Number of pupils	2005/06	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15,045	Number of pupils	2004/05	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
870	Number of pupils	2004/05	Denbighshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,475	Number of pupils	2004/05	Powys	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
16,550	Number of pupils	2004/05	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
28,005	Number of pupils	2004/05	Swansea	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
270	Number of pupils	2004/05	Bridgend	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
40	Number of pupils	2004/05	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
26,260	Number of pupils	2004/05	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
770	Number of pupils	2004/05	Torfaen	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,675	Number of pupils	2004/05	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
20,505	Number of pupils	2004/05	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
41,655	Number of pupils	2004/05	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
950	Number of pupils	2004/05	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
8,825	Number of pupils	2005/06	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
14,440	Number of pupils	2005/06	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
925	Number of pupils	2005/06	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,565	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
427,545 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,580	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
13,960	Number of pupils	2004/05	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
16,365	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wrexham	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,125	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wrexham	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,510	Number of pupils	2004/05	Ceredigion	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
170	Number of pupils	2004/05	Ceredigion	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,450	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
210	Number of pupils	2004/05	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,755	Number of pupils	2004/05	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
20,245	Number of pupils	2004/05	Bridgend	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
35,005	Number of pupils	2004/05	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,005	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
2,680	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
235	Number of pupils	2004/05	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
26,850	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
14,850	Number of pupils	2004/05	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,970	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
260	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
350	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,380 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,150	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,150	Number of pupils	2004/05	Newport	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
9,370	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
18,880	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
55	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
19,545 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Wales	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
16,020	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
14,045	Number of pupils	2004/05	Gwynedd	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
13,555	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
9,560	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
160	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
835	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
990	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
330	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
350	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
20,795	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
820	Number of pupils	2004/05	Conwy	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
17,440	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
720	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,375	Number of pupils	2004/05	Flintshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
565	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
10,085	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
570	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
30	Number of pupils	2004/05	Powys	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
21,825	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15,025	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,435	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
25,465	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
250	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,095	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
11,675	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,565	Number of pupils	2004/05	Swansea	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
415	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,510	Number of pupils	2004/05	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
1,125	Number of pupils	2004/05	Vale of Glamorgan	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
30,955	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
2,275	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
38,730	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
15,355	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
40	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
43,755	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
8,445	Number of pupils	2004/05	Merthyr Tydfil	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
950	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
18,160	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,520	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
15,080	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	All schools	Full-time attendance on census day
1,290	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	All schools	Part-time attendance on census day
835	Number of pupils	2005/06	Denbighshire	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

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