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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Pupils present on census day by local authority and sector
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Year[Filtered]
Area Code[Filter]
Measure1
Sector[Filtered]
Type[Filtered]
Local Authority[Filter]
[Collapse]Nursery schoolsNursery: age under 5[Collapse]Primary schoolsPrimary: ages 3/4 to 10.[Collapse]Middle schoolsMiddle: ages 3/4 to 16/18.[Collapse]Secondary schoolsSecondary: ages 11 to 16/18.[Collapse]Special schoolsSpecial schools, both day and boarding, provide education for children with Special Educational Needs who cannot be educated satisfactorily in mainstream schools.
Click here to sortFull-time attendance on census dayThe number of full-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortPart-time attendance on census dayThe number of part-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortFull-time attendance on census dayThe number of full-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortPart-time attendance on census dayThe number of part-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortFull-time attendance on census dayThe number of full-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortPart-time attendance on census dayThe number of part-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortFull-time attendance on census dayThe number of full-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortPart-time attendance on census dayThe number of part-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortFull-time attendance on census dayThe number of full-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.Click here to sortPart-time attendance on census dayThe number of part-time pupils who were present in school for at least one session on the Census day.
Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable24,4152,525.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,435.The data item is not applicable505*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
GwyneddNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable38,6104,4903,98521029,460.The data item is not applicable925*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
ConwyNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable36,7954,305.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable29,270.The data item is not applicable1,100*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
DenbighshireNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable34,2154,2604,7203526,395.The data item is not applicable1,160*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
FlintshireNorth Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable56,5856,830.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable41,570.The data item is not applicable890*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
WrexhamNorth Wales*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.12052,3756,445.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable29,965.The data item is not applicable1,1750
PowysSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable41,2801,8254,750027,525.The data item is not applicable1,1550
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,5101,0959,69037012,525.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable41,5153,8056,22032027,855.The data item is not applicable700*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales465071,0603,265.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable50,090.The data item is not applicable5800
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable86,54013,860.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable62,780.The data item is not applicable920*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable47,1307,78518,28049521,110.The data item is not applicable1,0800
BridgendCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable61,1751,360.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable40,440.The data item is not applicable1,6150
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales8054053,1307,7605,79523038,010.The data item is not applicable1,4150
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable91,9154,13022,60025052,415.The data item is not applicable2,5950
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable25,6301,360995512,585.The data item is not applicable7700
CaerphillySouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable68,1559,5653,67516044,115.The data item is not applicable8400
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,1202,51512,3856755,955.The data item is not applicable870*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
TorfaenSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable34,9804,005650024,260.The data item is not applicable530*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable29,6151,700.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,795.The data item is not applicable250
NewportSouth East Wales044565,3557,455.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable44,565.The data item is not applicable970*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
CardiffCentral South Wales*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,095137,09017,395.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable93,470.The data item is not applicable2,980*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.5902,2051,137,195117,71093,7502,735752,590.The data item is not applicable22,780120

Metadata

General description

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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.

Title

Pupils present on census day by local authority and sector

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

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.