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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics 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 Wales2,51598031,190.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 applicable21,275
GwyneddNorth Wales4,49049050,125.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable75.The data item is not applicable2,720.The data item is not applicable2,730.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable38,165
ConwyNorth Wales4,7551,35547,085270.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 applicable37,590
DenbighshireNorth Wales4,47598044,63550.The data item is not applicable195852,130.The data item is not applicable3,455.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable35,425
FlintshireNorth Wales5,9552,10573,560320.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 applicable54,535
WrexhamNorth Wales5,8303,11564,7351,445.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 applicable38,275
PowysSouth West and Mid Wales2,9506551,930415.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,590.The data item is not applicable3,785.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable37,275
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales1,61021024,295270.The data item is not applicable6801554,450507,520.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15,905
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales5,2702,55550,945680.The data item is not applicable295603,065.The data item is not applicable3,480.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable33,745
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales7,7753,83582,5101,030.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 applicable65,155
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales18,2751,735108,8201,815.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 applicable80,615
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales9,2001,54559,7751,280.The data item is not applicable510303,460.The data item is not applicable19,725.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable28,995
BridgendCentral South Wales7,6301,25569,8651,165.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 applicable52,325
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales7,11514070,435225.The data item is not applicable40.The data item is not applicable1,435.The data item is not applicable5,965.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable47,360
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales14,5453,955105,3701,285.The data item is not applicable895307,41510017,865.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable74,170
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales3,20050030,880315.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable90420.The data item is not applicable595.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable17,400
CaerphillySouth East Wales11,0802,39586,410860.The data item is not applicable180.The data item is not applicable1,270.The data item is not applicable3,675.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable57,770
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales3,09013526,110205.The data item is not applicable875306,7451009,670.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7,975
TorfaenSouth East Wales5,14510045,660450.The data item is not applicable15.The data item is not applicable10.The data item is not applicable680.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable33,720
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales1,81517538,135170.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 applicable27,195
NewportSouth East Wales5,63020087,585705.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 applicable60,940
CardiffCentral South Wales10,890115188,895295.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 applicable120,555
WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.143,25527,9151,438,97013,265.The data item is not applicable3,76048034,71524579,155.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable986,370

Metadata

Title

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

Last update

19/09/2023 19/09/2023

Next update

July 2024 (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.