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Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable3,6204,2304,3554,4954,5454,6154,6104,5504,1704,0754,0203,9303,7901,8251,595*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
GwyneddNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable6,4606,9957,2007,3607,4857,6157,7207,7558,1258,0257,8057,7107,2002,4152,07565
ConwyNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable6,1556,4456,6756,8407,0107,0507,1157,0506,9106,8156,6706,6106,2853,6953,23585
DenbighshireNorth Wales1106,0856,3956,4856,6656,7556,8306,9106,8257,7807,6157,4607,2956,5952,7202,365100
FlintshireNorth Wales6009,0059,86010,13510,28510,48010,67010,79510,85510,36510,25510,19510,0259,5953,4203,22570
WrexhamNorth Wales6508,3659,0609,3259,5109,6759,7809,8959,7958,1107,9407,7307,5557,050930850175
PowysSouth West and Mid Wales7652,4257,3957,5457,7307,7807,8657,9758,0157,8707,8457,8507,8657,5503,3102,945110
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales5502,7553,9703,9404,0504,1104,0354,0804,1154,3504,3154,2554,3204,1602,3802,125.The data item is not applicable
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales1,9556,4907,3057,6157,8008,0008,0558,1208,2307,5107,3657,2257,0906,8252,0801,91580
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales2,5859,75011,46011,79011,94012,12012,11512,32012,38512,51012,17012,06511,97511,3054,4904,015*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales5,20014,30515,08015,52015,85516,04516,14016,38516,47515,77515,47515,26515,09014,6354,5403,805110
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales3,1558,3658,7558,9759,1659,2909,3409,4459,52010,1059,9059,7109,5209,2301,3801,160*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
BridgendCentral South Wales1,9758,8459,4409,7209,97010,14510,17010,24010,22510,1109,9509,7159,5358,9805,1504,36595
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales2,8058,5559,5759,7159,8409,98010,02510,12510,12510,1259,9559,6959,4608,9954,8454,250125
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales2,73015,20015,81016,09516,59016,69516,87516,96016,90017,77517,48017,06016,75016,0807,2906,210240
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales1,2404,1804,3354,4154,3954,3654,3154,3404,3053,8403,7603,7303,6253,31550*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
CaerphillySouth East Wales3,29011,41512,13512,26512,53512,64012,63512,78012,74512,47012,26512,18512,03011,5552,8602,36575
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales1,5904,1554,4654,4704,5054,5804,6454,6554,5653,8903,7803,7153,6053,485604545
TorfaenSouth East Wales1,0804,7056,3356,4106,5306,6206,6906,7156,6656,9306,8056,7006,5806,4701,1951,125*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales7251,9305,1605,2605,3555,4505,4205,5305,4754,8354,8454,8354,8404,6752,6102,355.The data item is not applicable
NewportSouth East Wales1,8909,58011,91012,06512,10012,06512,03512,08011,87511,72511,44511,08510,74010,1655,3104,445*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
CardiffCentral South Wales5,07021,60524,36025,08025,59525,54025,66525,65025,46524,18523,53522,73521,99020,68010,7508,485120
WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.37,940173,960200,475205,040209,095211,370212,595214,455213,910209,460205,625201,700198,125188,62573,30062,9951,730

Metadata

Title

Pupils by local authority and year group

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.