Pupils in maintained schools receiving free breakfasts by local authority, category and year

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Data valuesData descriptionCategoryLocal Authority
2,190The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Pembrokeshire
4,127The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Carmarthenshire
4,840The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Swansea
2,444The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Neath Port Talbot
1,979The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Bridgend
1,605The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Vale of Glamorgan
3,584The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,136The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Merthyr Tydfil
2,948The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Caerphilly
976The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Blaenau Gwent
1,449The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Torfaen
1,179The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Monmouthshire
159The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Newport
4,259The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Cardiff
46,262 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2012/13Wales
1,339The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Isle of Anglesey
2,079The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Gwynedd
2,138The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Conwy
1,362The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Denbighshire
2,329The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Flintshire
2,167The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Wrexham
1,979The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Powys
960The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Ceredigion
2,453The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Pembrokeshire
4,575The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Carmarthenshire
5,297The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Swansea
2,732The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Neath Port Talbot
2,128The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Bridgend
1,925The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Vale of Glamorgan
4,181The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,386The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Merthyr Tydfil
3,385The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Caerphilly
1,431The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Blaenau Gwent
1,536The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Torfaen
1,285The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Monmouthshire
461The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Newport
4,635The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Cardiff
51,763 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2013/14Wales
1,467The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Isle of Anglesey
2,125The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Gwynedd
2,287The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Conwy
1,408The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Denbighshire
2,588The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Flintshire
2,273The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Wrexham
2,022The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Powys
1,046The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Ceredigion
2,591The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Pembrokeshire
4,574The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Carmarthenshire
5,859The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Swansea
2,918The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Neath Port Talbot
2,321The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Bridgend
2,071The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Vale of Glamorgan
4,546The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,427The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Merthyr Tydfil
3,283The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Caerphilly
1,424The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Blaenau Gwent
1,575The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Torfaen
1,265The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Monmouthshire
907The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Newport
5,519The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Cardiff
55,496 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2014/15Wales
1,414The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Isle of Anglesey
2,246The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Gwynedd
2,437The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Conwy
1,491The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Denbighshire
2,737The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Flintshire
2,726The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Wrexham
2,412The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Powys
995The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Ceredigion
2,621The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Pembrokeshire
4,730The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Carmarthenshire
5,430The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Swansea
2,895The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Neath Port Talbot
2,573The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Bridgend
2,276The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Vale of Glamorgan
4,928The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,483The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Merthyr Tydfil
3,642The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Caerphilly
1,389The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Blaenau Gwent
1,722The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Torfaen
1,380The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Monmouthshire
1,796The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Newport
5,878The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Cardiff
59,201 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2015/16Wales
1,341The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Isle of Anglesey
2,423The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Gwynedd
2,455The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Conwy
1,471The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Denbighshire
2,367The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Flintshire
2,853The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Wrexham
1,253The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Powys
960The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Ceredigion
2,886The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Pembrokeshire
4,800The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Carmarthenshire
5,186The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Swansea
2,983The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Neath Port Talbot
2,670The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Bridgend
2,522The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Vale of Glamorgan
5,278The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,519The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2016/17Merthyr Tydfil
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Main information

Most recent update
24 September 2025
Next update expected
July 2026
Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)
Time period covered
September 2008 to August 2025

Data notes

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Data from the annual School Census which collects information on schools, pupils, classes, ethnicity, free school meal eligibility, additional learning needs and special educational needs.

Data collection or calculation

The data in this report is collected by the Welsh Government from local authority maintained schools in a return called the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC). PLASC is an electronic collection of pupil and school level data. Schools record data on pupils and the school throughout the year in their Management Information System (MIS) software. This data is collated into an electronic PLASC return and submitted to the Welsh Government through DEWI, a secure online data transfer system developed by the Welsh Government. Various stages of automated validation and sense-checking are built into the process to ensure a high quality of data to inform policy making and funding.

Statistical quality

The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by local authorities.

The school census date is usually in January. Due to the level of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in January 2022, the 2022 census date was delayed to 15 February 2022. School closures between December 2020 and March 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the 2021 census date was delayed to 20 April 2021.

Pupils are eligible for free school meals if their parents or guardians are in receipt of certain means-tested benefits or support payments. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have impacted on the quality of this data and may have resulted in over recording of this data in 2020 to 2022. These figures do not include pupils who only receive free school meals due to the universal primary free school meal policy.

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school.stats@gov.wales

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