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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Pupils by year group and sex
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[Collapse]SexThis data item was collected as ‘gender\’ prior to 2023/24. It was always intended to collect sex at birth and had the same categories (‘male\’ and ‘female\’), but in more recent years a small number of pupils may have had their gender identity recorded. In 2023/24 the data collection guidance was updated to clarify that sex at birth should be recorded.[Filter]
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[Collapse]2019/20Whilst 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.[Collapse]2020/21The schools census would usually take place in January. School closures between December 2020 and March 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the census date was delayed to 20 April 2021. The number of pupils was higher in April 2021 partly due to the later census date which meant that more pupils had entered nursery classes by the census date.[Collapse]2021/22The schools census would usually take place in January. Due to the level of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in January 2022, the census date was delayed to 15 February 2022.[Collapse]2022/23[Collapse]2023/24
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[Collapse]Total238,856230,320469,176241,615233,109474,724240,035231,096471,131239,488230,384469,872237,372228,468465,840
TotalNursery 12,7312,8155,5464,7314,5639,2943,0502,9776,0272,7192,6375,3562,6042,4825,086
Nursery 215,02114,53129,55214,61814,17828,79614,39413,77628,17013,81613,32427,14013,23512,96826,203
Reception17,31816,54333,86117,02416,35333,37716,51615,96032,47616,51815,80232,32015,90615,20031,106
Year Group 117,46916,48833,95717,35216,60633,95817,19016,50633,69616,79516,23533,03016,72316,04032,763
Year Group 217,87016,82734,69717,48416,50533,98917,45216,70234,15417,47316,73734,21016,91516,45933,374
Year Group 318,30617,59935,90517,87616,85034,72617,60816,59634,20417,64816,93334,58117,61816,90034,518
Year Group 418,58117,82436,40518,31817,61935,93717,95116,91934,87017,81216,80134,61317,82517,05134,876
Year Group 518,27517,43335,70818,59517,80636,40118,36717,69736,06418,15217,11735,26917,94216,92934,871
Year Group 618,02417,11735,14118,23617,40935,64518,69917,82636,52518,48717,84636,33318,25017,22835,478
Year Group 718,21317,37135,58417,84216,93334,77518,10417,29235,39618,62117,81336,43418,35117,71236,063
Year Group 817,28316,59433,87718,20717,27135,47817,80516,86534,67018,16917,32735,49618,54217,70936,251
Year Group 916,92716,16733,09417,24616,57733,82318,14117,17135,31217,86116,89634,75718,01417,20535,219
Year Group 1016,67915,93232,61116,87016,07032,94017,23316,47633,70918,14817,13935,28717,73716,68734,424
Year Group 1115,80615,09030,89616,35715,69632,05316,55015,78832,33816,94416,18133,12517,66016,61934,279
Year Group 125,7646,50312,2675,7096,72112,4305,7386,36012,0985,3696,06811,4375,5575,99211,549
Year Group 134,4085,3969,8044,9745,85210,8265,0356,07111,1064,7415,42810,1694,3085,1729,480
Year Group 1418190271176100276202114316215100315185115300

Metadata

Title

Pupils by year group and sex

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

Wales

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.

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

SCHS0314