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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Number of pupils aged 5 or over by local authority, region and national identity
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[Collapse]North WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.258,86761,3341,650167,16322,82610,492522,332
North WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales34,7952,97211911,27265877350,589
GwyneddNorth Wales63,8784,61518214,9972,3322,56488,568
ConwyNorth Wales37,6795,34228736,2972,01343282,050
DenbighshireNorth Wales42,22911,23719724,9522,4581,33982,412
FlintshireNorth Wales38,81128,29054944,1746,3472,209120,380
WrexhamNorth Wales41,4758,87831635,4719,0183,17598,333
[Collapse]South West and Mid WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.359,72349,8801,794207,14832,9558,411659,911
South West and Mid WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.PowysSouth West and Mid Wales33,70814,60322439,0353,5501,13492,254
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales29,2405,56616111,7332,3831,13350,216
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales44,6117,34218731,9542,0981,73487,926
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales78,4287,56035348,2756,012971141,599
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales99,7949,28458151,78216,4733,211181,125
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales73,9425,52528824,3692,439228106,791
[Collapse]Central South WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.430,06226,0831,974245,62850,26410,660764,671
Central South WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.BridgendCentral South Wales78,7296,33628728,3313,2421,445118,370
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales54,5273,71829854,2863,732693117,254
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales144,6407,39833840,6684,6021,363199,009
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales24,61773710214,4703,1521,49144,569
CardiffCentral South Wales127,5497,894949107,87335,5365,668285,469
[Collapse]South East WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.243,38626,445895159,71023,4237,745461,604
South East WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.CaerphillySouth East Wales95,9465,08511036,5112,5761,185141,413
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales27,2173,3625813,2081,30691046,061
TorfaenSouth East Wales40,6963,47011027,6041,4702,11775,467
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales24,0547,17618027,2081,7811,07461,473
NewportSouth East Wales55,4737,35243755,17916,2902,459137,190
[Collapse]WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.1,292,038163,7426,313779,649129,46837,3082,408,518

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General description

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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

None.

Title

Number of pupils aged 5 or over by local authority, region and national identity

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

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.