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Data Provider: Welsh Government Pupils by local authority, region and Welsh medium type (up to 2023/24)
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Click here to sortWelsh mediumWelsh medium: Welsh is the language of the day to day business of the school. Welsh is used as the language of communication with the pupils and for the school’s administration. The school communicates with parents in both languages.Click here to sortDual streamDual stream: Both Welsh and English are used in the day to day business of the school. The school communicates with parents in both languages.Click here to sortTransitionalTransitional: Welsh is the language of the day to day business of the school. A high priority is given to creating a Welsh ethos. The school communicates with parents in both languages.Click here to sortBilingual - ABBilingual type A: At least 80% of subjects apart from English and Welsh are taught only through the medium of Welsh to all pupils. One or two subjects are taught to some pupils in English or in both languages.Click here to sortBilingual - BBBilingual type B: At least 80% of subjects (excluding Welsh and English) are taught through the medium of Welsh but are also taught through the medium of English.Click here to sortBilingual - CBBilingual type C: 50-79% of subjects (excluding Welsh and English) are taught through the medium of Welsh but are also taught through the medium of English.Click here to sortBilingual - CHBilingual type Ch: All subjects, except Welsh and English taught to all pupils using both languages.Click here to sortEnglish with significant WelshEnglish with significant Welsh: The day to day language or languages of the school are determined by the school’s linguistic context. Both languages are used as languages of communication with the pupils, parents and for the school’s administration.Click here to sortEnglish mediumEnglish medium: English is the language of the day to day business of the school, but some Welsh is also used as a language of communication with the pupils. The school communicates with parents either in English or in both languages.Click here to sortPrimary: Welsh is sole or main medium of instruction (to 2007/08)If the school contains classes where Welsh is the main medium and if at least half pupils are in such classesClick here to sortPrimary: Welsh is used in part of the curriculum (to 2007/08)Either the school contains classes where Welsh is the main medium but fewer than half the pupils are in such classes, or the school contains classes where Welsh is used as a medium for teaching part of the curriculum.Click here to sortPrimary: Welsh is taught as a second language only (to 2007/08)Welsh is taught as a second language onlyClick here to sortSecondary: Welsh medium school (to 2008/09)A Welsh medium secondary school is one where more than a half of foundation subjects - other than English or Welsh - and Religious Education are taught wholly or partly in Welsh.Click here to sortSecondary: English medium school (to 2008/09)English medium secondary schoolClick here to sortNot applicable (Nursery & Special)Not applicable
[Collapse]North WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.25,2489312185,1174,270.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,15556,032.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,39299,363
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 Wales5,009334.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,138.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable843107.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1189,549
GwyneddNorth Wales9,863.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,117.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,572.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22016,772
ConwyNorth Wales3,309397.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,6728,818.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable27015,466
DenbighshireNorth Wales3,172111218.The data item is not applicable1,132.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,06810,039.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable23415,974
FlintshireNorth Wales1,480.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,889.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22222,591
WrexhamNorth Wales2,41589.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,179.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable32819,011
[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.24,2924,6841934,2584,6212,171.The data item is not applicable6,29379,230.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,214126,956
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 Wales1,0791,210.The data item is not applicable424547976.The data item is not applicable2,0599,808.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable28816,391
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales3,139.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,4751,3931,195.The data item is not applicable1,0841,083.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9,369
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales3,116918.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable60112,181.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable18216,998
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales8,3382,5561932,3592,681.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,5498,308.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22627,210
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales5,084.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable30,933.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable23036,247
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales3,536.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,917.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable28820,741
[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.20,7981,560.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable312124,233.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,888149,791
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 Wales1,665.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,449.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable43922,553
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales3,170.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,400.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable50123,071
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales6,771888.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable29,692.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable74638,097
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales712.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3127,871.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1859,080
CardiffCentral South Wales8,480672.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable46,821.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,01756,990
[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.8,244.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable80,508.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable97889,730
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 Wales4,516.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22,272.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable27327,061
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales300.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,955.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2249,479
TorfaenSouth East Wales1,668.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable12,337.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable13014,135
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales410.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10,998.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11,408
NewportSouth East Wales1,350.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable25,946.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable35127,647
[Collapse]WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.78,5827,1754119,3758,8912,171.The data item is not applicable12,760340,003.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,472465,840

Metadata

Title

Pupils by local authority, region and Welsh medium type

Last update

31/07/2024 31/07/2024

Next update

No longer updated.

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.