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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics 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.257497,77921,57844,15932,8218,041604,635
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 applicable51,3357468904,61268658,269
GwyneddNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable92,4236,8831,182.The data item is not applicable1,300101,788
ConwyNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable59,4125,8445,38522,1511,52294,314
DenbighshireNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable82,3863,4178,012.The data item is not applicable1,56795,382
FlintshireNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable121,77328414,4521,2191,288139,016
WrexhamNorth Wales25790,4504,40414,2384,8391,678115,866
[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.596687,93930,40345,297.The data item is not applicable6,310770,545
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 applicable92,6014,3183,455.The data item is not applicable1,650102,024
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable55,508933842.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable57,283
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable76,62718,7776,917.The data item is not applicable992103,313
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales596149,6526,3757,523.The data item is not applicable804164,950
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable200,373.The data item is not applicable14,455.The data item is not applicable1,269216,097
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable113,178.The data item is not applicable12,105.The data item is not applicable1,595126,878
[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.2,112748,3345,437106,63726,33613,604902,460
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 applicable124,2391,45710,084.The data item is not applicable2,457138,237
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales574103,7153,27417,14011,8562,212138,771
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable214,623.The data item is not applicable13,838.The data item is not applicable3,751232,212
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable46,896.The data item is not applicable6,563.The data item is not applicable1,03354,492
CardiffCentral South Wales1,538258,86170659,01214,4804,151338,748
[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.585480,19510,61939,7575,7634,582541,501
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 applicable162,183.The data item is not applicable1,4762,0131,223166,895
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable49,994.The data item is not applicable1,4513,7501,22156,416
TorfaenSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable72,8122,89510,283.The data item is not applicable70986,699
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable57,1745,8495,995.The data item is not applicable3669,054
NewportSouth East Wales585138,0321,87520,552.The data item is not applicable1,393162,437
[Expand]WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.3,5502,414,24768,037235,85064,92032,5372,819,141

Metadata

Title

Pupils by local authority, region and school governance

Last update

31/07/2024 31/07/2024

Next update

July 2025 (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.

Name

SCHS0245