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Data Provider: Welsh Government Number of pupils in primary, middle and secondary school classes by local authority and category

Classes running during the third period of the school’s timetable on Census day.

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Area Code[Filter]
Year[Filtered]
Measure1
Sector[Filtered]
Category[Filtered]
Local Authority[Filter]
[Collapse]Primary schoolsPrimary: ages 3/4 to 10.[Collapse]Middle schoolsMiddle: ages 3/4 to 16/18.[Collapse]Secondary schoolsSecondary: ages 11 to 16/18.
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Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales3,1801,51040,660.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable28,610
GwyneddNorth Wales5,95565065,255255.The data item is not applicable110.The data item is not applicable3,695.The data item is not applicable3,880.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable50,950
ConwyNorth Wales6,1851,90061,695350.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable50,115
DenbighshireNorth Wales5,7751,67058,65050.The data item is not applicable2701853,055.The data item is not applicable4,980.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable47,500
FlintshireNorth Wales7,9352,74596,060525.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable72,865
WrexhamNorth Wales7,5104,30084,7251,915.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable51,765
PowysSouth West and Mid Wales2,9506568,470525.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,385.The data item is not applicable6,145.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable48,145
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales2,22536531,780355.The data item is not applicable7852105,9707510,050.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,150
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales6,5453,25066,530880.The data item is not applicable515904,625.The data item is not applicable6,415.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable43,695
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales9,9854,970108,8151,460.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable87,440
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales23,7802,060144,3952,435.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable109,220
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales11,9101,98078,4301,790.The data item is not applicable685304,6251526,985.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable38,125
BridgendCentral South Wales9,4951,94591,7251,510.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable70,320
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales8,90516593,350270.The data item is not applicable155.The data item is not applicable1,875.The data item is not applicable10,935.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable60,850
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales18,5355,240137,7551,720.The data item is not applicable1,23521010,71514026,910.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable96,185
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales4,27057040,100460.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2351,190.The data item is not applicable1,725.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22,445
CaerphillySouth East Wales14,1753,100113,4951,050.The data item is not applicable260.The data item is not applicable1,675.The data item is not applicable4,865.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable77,425
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales3,76521535,000260.The data item is not applicable1,070958,88011513,270.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10,590
TorfaenSouth East Wales6,52010060,370550.The data item is not applicable15.The data item is not applicable135.The data item is not applicable2,030.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable43,745
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales2,22529050,045245.The data item is not applicable45.The data item is not applicable445102,005.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable34,310
NewportSouth East Wales7,505295117,050950.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable82,635
CardiffCentral South Wales12,870205250,640430.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable164,955
WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.182,20537,5551,895,01518,000.The data item is not applicable5,1601,04549,275350120,200.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,313,045

Metadata

Title

Number of pupils in primary, middle and secondary school classes by local authority and category

Last update

23/07/2025 23/07/2025

Next update

July 2026 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), Welsh Government

Contact email

school.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

See other items

Data collection and calculation

Schools’ data are derived from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) returns and STATS 1 returns supplied by schools open on Census day in January each year. The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

From 2003/04 or more recently if the data item is not available for earlier years.

Rounding applied

* = Pupil numbers greater than zero but less than five. Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.

Statistical quality

School Census returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.

Whilst most of the usual data validation processes on the 2020 school census data have taken place, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the data did not undergo the usual final validation process. As part of the Welsh Local Government Finance Settlement, the data is usually returned to local authorities for final validation. Typically, overall numbers of pupils and teachers will not change significantly during this period, with the most likely change being in the characteristics of the pupils themselves e.g. free school meal entitlement. Users should therefore be more cautious when comparing data on characteristics of pupils and staff over time, in particular where small cohorts are involved.