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Data Provider: Welsh Government Pupils by local authority, region and type of school
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[Collapse]All maintained schoolsClick here to sortAll maintained schools
Click here to sortNurseryClick here to sortPrimary: Infant school without nursery provisionClick here to sortPrimary: Infant school with nursery provisionClick here to sortPrimary: Junior schoolClick here to sortPrimary: infant and juniorClick here to sortPrimary: nursery, infant and juniorClick here to sortMiddle School: ages 3-16Click here to sortMiddle School: ages 3-19Click here to sortMiddle School: ages 4-16Click here to sortMiddle School: ages 4-19Click here to sortSecondary school without post-16 provisionClick here to sortSecondary school with post-16 provisionClick here to sortSpecial school without post-16 provision (All special schools to 2006/07)Click here to sortSpecial school with post-16 provision (from 2007/08)
[Collapse]North WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.308.The data item is not applicable8,8709,83329,445352,0688,9376,679.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable82,194194,7787008,735702,547
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 Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable14,61224,857.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 applicable27,398.The data item is not applicable80967,676
GwyneddNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable75793412460,7354,0163,308.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,27730,563.The data item is not applicable1,531118,245
ConwyNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,1756,6695,71442,852.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 applicable46,272.The data item is not applicable1,794109,476
DenbighshireNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,9382,2305,55347,7454,9213,371.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,21735,524.The data item is not applicable1,800111,299
FlintshireNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,35990,086.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable23,19243,035700819161,191
WrexhamNorth Wales308.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8385,793.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable34,50811,986.The data item is not applicable1,982134,660
[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.6773921,7412,50192,493404,61431,20027,662.The data item is not applicable7,82097,236221,8941,2566,212895,698
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 Wales.The data item is not applicable3927861,42638,62621,435.The data item is not applicable957.The data item is not applicable7,820.The data item is not applicable44,765.The data item is not applicable1,964118,171
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11,78218,4992,44213,433.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,353.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable66,509
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,55865,5009,0802,759.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,13031,966.The data item is not applicable1,179120,172
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales677.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable40,52669,017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,63959,776150781191,566
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales.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 applicable150,374.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable41,31958,912.The data item is not applicable1,499252,104
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9551,075179,78919,67810,513.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable27,1486,1221,106789147,176
[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.2,343.The data item is not applicable4,2713,73530,072553,27619,10135,748.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable63,519322,1262,05414,3571,050,602
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 Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,4812,438.The data item is not applicable86,275.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 applicable66,500.The data item is not applicable2,907160,601
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales574.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,46986,024.The data item is not applicable12,530.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,67150,634.The data item is not applicable2,735161,637
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,7901,297813136,51815,95523,218.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,61779,882.The data item is not applicable4,516269,606
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable66938,8223,146.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,479.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,23763,353
CardiffCentral South Wales1,769.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable25,121205,637.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable32,752125,1102,0542,962395,405
[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.653.The data item is not applicable5,0644,25042,590312,25920,82211,133.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable64,748163,3339164,617630,385
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 Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,0644,250.The data item is not applicable105,078.The data item is not applicable6,169.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable25,87245,460.The data item is not applicable1,529193,422
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales.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 applicable34,28420,822.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9,249.The data item is not applicable3861,07065,811
TorfaenSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,95049,968.The data item is not applicable2,339.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable28,57710,009.The data item is not applicable851100,694
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable24,27821,703.The data item is not applicable2,625.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable31,75236.The data item is not applicable80,394
NewportSouth East Wales653.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9,362101,226.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,05076,1124941,167190,064
[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.3,98139219,94620,319194,6001,622,21780,06081,222.The data item is not applicable7,820307,697902,1314,92633,9213,279,232

Metadata

Title

Pupils by local authority, region and type of school

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

None.

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.