Written question WQ95620
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary set out how many schools have closed since 2014, broken down by local authority?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
Data on maintained school closures between 1 January 2014 and 7 January 2025 are in the table below. Independent schools are not included.
Number of maintained school closures by local authority
between 1 January 2014 and 7 January 2025
Local authority
Number of schools closed
Isle of Anglesey
13
Gwynedd
22
Conwy
12
Denbighshire
5
Flintshire
8
Wrexham
5
Powys
30
Ceredigion
21
Pembrokeshire
19
Carmarthenshire
12
Swansea
4
Neath Port Talbot
27
Bridgend
3
The Vale of Glamorgan
18
Rhondda Cynon Taf
35
Merthyr Tydfil
6
Caerphilly
7
Blaenau Gwent
6
Torfaen
8
Monmouthshire
4
Newport
15
Cardiff
5
Wales
285
Source: School Register, Welsh Government