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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Serving governors in primary, middle, secondary and special schools by local authority, region and year
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Click here to sort2012/13Click here to sort2013/14Click here to sort2014/15Click here to sort2015/16Click here to sort2016/17Click here to sort2017/18Click here to sort2018/19Click here to sort2019/20Whilst 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.Click here to sort2020/21The 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.Click here to sort2021/22The 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.Click here to sort2022/23Click here to sort2023/24
[Collapse]WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.21,93521,78820,90020,45120,04119,71219,29319,09518,90818,55218,47718,317
WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.[Collapse]North WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.5,8175,7615,5275,4635,3335,1205,0145,0124,9674,8154,7704,770
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 Wales672671656663645580566570537539543516
GwyneddNorth Wales1,4551,3981,3591,3061,3161,2381,2141,1901,2411,1221,0971,077
ConwyNorth Wales856848817800782773744758725709711702
DenbighshireNorth Wales750736706704693666669670676693667692
FlintshireNorth Wales1,1291,0961,0931,0911,0311,016978982951945951959
WrexhamNorth Wales9551,012896899866847843842837807801824
[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.7,0526,9656,6376,4466,2256,1345,9675,9515,7825,6755,6575,609
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 Wales1,3001,2831,2191,2191,1821,1741,1291,1651,0981,0601,0401,016
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales701707664653599557550521529514499530
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales950956922935897868847820786770761771
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales1,6081,5681,4851,4051,3871,3921,3661,3781,3481,3411,3651,287
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales1,3641,3591,3661,3241,3251,3171,3011,2591,2541,2421,2301,248
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales1,1291,092981910835826774808767748762757
[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.5,6025,5555,3915,2725,2715,2685,1625,0755,1214,9624,9234,862
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 Wales869864919822838831825806811758763743
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales905913824825807789801796856779777761
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales1,7171,7341,6001,5841,5751,5491,4851,4641,4801,4481,4341,424
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales357350352347347360342344353344313325
CardiffCentral South Wales1,7541,6941,6961,6941,7041,7391,7091,6651,6211,6331,6361,609
[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.3,4643,5073,3453,2703,2123,1903,1503,0573,0383,1003,1273,076
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 Wales1,2201,2551,2251,2241,1761,1361,1561,0921,0701,0981,1581,104
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales413404386381325340327323335335318327
TorfaenSouth East Wales498559470452472459449411416416427421
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales495492492462476478461470462463454452
NewportSouth East Wales838797772751763777757761755788770772

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Title

Serving governors in primary, secondary and special schools by local authority, region and year

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.

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SCHS0238