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Data Provider: Welsh Government Pupils by local authority, region and school governance
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Click here to sortNursery schoolClick here to sortCommunitySchools which are wholly owned and maintained by the local authority. The local authority is the admissions authority — it has main responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils.Click here to sortVoluntary controlledVoluntary schools - These are established by voluntary bodies, mainly the religious denominations, but are maintained by the LAs. The admission authority of a voluntary controlled school is the LA.Click here to sortVoluntary aidedVoluntary schools - These are established by voluntary bodies, mainly the religious denominations, but are maintained by the LAs. The admission authority of a voluntary aided school is the governing body.Click here to sortFoundationFoundation schools have more freedom than community schools to manage their school and decide on their own admissions. Funding comes from the local authority.Click here to sortSpecial school
[Collapse]North WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.308578,42925,00651,38037,9899,435702,547
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 applicable59,7758529895,25180967,676
GwyneddNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable107,3398,0011,374.The data item is not applicable1,531118,245
ConwyNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable68,9656,7406,27125,7061,794109,476
DenbighshireNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable96,0823,9739,444.The data item is not applicable1,800111,299
FlintshireNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable141,25432816,6841,4061,519161,191
WrexhamNorth Wales308105,0145,11216,6185,6261,982134,660
[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.677799,00735,36153,185.The data item is not applicable7,468895,698
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 applicable107,2394,9843,984.The data item is not applicable1,964118,171
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable64,3971,124988.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable66,509
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable88,59721,8748,522.The data item is not applicable1,179120,172
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales677173,8077,3798,772.The data item is not applicable931191,566
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable233,612.The data item is not applicable16,993.The data item is not applicable1,499252,104
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable131,355.The data item is not applicable13,926.The data item is not applicable1,895147,176
[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.2,343870,5486,424124,15830,71816,4111,050,602
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 applicable144,3211,69411,679.The data item is not applicable2,907160,601
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales574120,8193,79519,93513,7792,735161,637
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable249,244.The data item is not applicable15,846.The data item is not applicable4,516269,606
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable54,564.The data item is not applicable7,552.The data item is not applicable1,23763,353
CardiffCentral South Wales1,769301,60093569,14616,9395,016395,405
[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.653558,07112,35647,1236,6495,533630,385
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 applicable187,863.The data item is not applicable1,7002,3301,529193,422
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable58,348.The data item is not applicable1,6884,3191,45665,811
TorfaenSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable84,4753,36712,001.The data item is not applicable851100,694
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable65,8516,8327,675.The data item is not applicable3680,394
NewportSouth East Wales653161,5342,15724,059.The data item is not applicable1,661190,064
[Expand]WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.3,9812,806,05579,147275,84675,35638,8473,279,232

Metadata

Title

Pupils by local authority, region and school governance

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.