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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Number of pupils in primary, middle and secondary school classes by local authority and Welsh category

Classes running during the third period of the school’s timetable on Census day.

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Area Code[Filter]
Year[Filtered]
Measure1
Sector[Filtered]
Welsh Category[Filtered]
Local Authority[Filter]
[Collapse]Primary schools[Collapse]Middle schools[Collapse]Secondary schools
Click here to sortWelsh is the sole or main medium of instructionClick here to sortWelsh is used as a teaching medium for part of the curriculum (i.e. less than half)Click here to sortWelsh is taught as a second language onlyClick here to sortNo Welsh is used or taughtClick here to sortWelsh is the sole or main medium of instructionClick here to sortWelsh is used as a teaching medium for part of the curriculum (i.e. less than half)Click here to sortWelsh is taught as a second language onlyClick here to sortNo Welsh is used or taughtClick here to sortWelsh is the sole or main medium of instructionClick here to sortWelsh is used as a teaching medium for part of the curriculum (i.e. less than half)Click here to sortWelsh is taught as a second language onlyClick here to sortNo Welsh is used or taught
Isle of Anglesey5,100125680.....1,2601,27535860
Gwynedd9,540120..610...4,300615.1,270
Conwy2,2502,5404,230*....520490755,155
Denbighshire2,360256,350...1403151,3009001053,465
Flintshire855.13,160.....470.2608,095
Wrexham1,720.11,345.....600.1805,205
Powys1,9801057,3054016514555852606201655,530
Ceredigion3,305710425.1,320565.190485765751,360
Pembrokeshire2,1302108,27515....8804101454,760
Carmarthenshire8,860306,99540....2,9252,3353555,005
Swansea3,270.18,98525....1,635.47510,820
Neath Port Talbot1,965.10,240101,270..1,505..2355,325
Bridgend1,080.12,445.....555.3107,430
Vale of Glamorgan1,690.11,330.1,085.....2057,320
Rhondda Cynon Taf4,07529018,03010595...2,39515536011,595
Merthyr Tydfil760.5,070.......552,805
Caerphilly2,995.14,225...208001,355.2657,765
Blaenau Gwent255.4,665...1,6201,205..151,335
Torfaen980.7,680.....680.2255,035
Monmouthshire395.6,425.......1704,375
Newport735.14,680.....160.1609,220
Cardiff5,360.28,345.....2,660.28015,615
Wales61,6654,160210,8851405,0457151,8404,10022,4407,5704,165129,340

Metadata

Title
Number of pupils in primary, middle and secondary school classes by local authority and Welsh category

Last update
25/07/2018 25/07/2018

Next update
July 2019

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.