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

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Data valuesData descriptionCategoryLocal Authority
5,093The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Carmarthenshire
6,169The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Swansea
2,775The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Neath Port Talbot
1,608The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Bridgend
1,267The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Vale of Glamorgan
3,296The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,518The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Merthyr Tydfil
4,181The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Caerphilly
1,139The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Blaenau Gwent
1,009The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Torfaen
1,171The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Monmouthshire
84The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Newport
3,768The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Cardiff
48,679 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Wales
1,264The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Isle of Anglesey
1,319The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Gwynedd
1,589The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Conwy
1,331The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Denbighshire
2,243The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Flintshire
2,170The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Wrexham
1,816The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Powys
1,554The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Ceredigion
3,016The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Pembrokeshire
5,884The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Carmarthenshire
5,880The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Swansea
2,493The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Neath Port Talbot
2,132The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Bridgend
1,206The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Vale of Glamorgan
3,120The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,277The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Merthyr Tydfil
5,502The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Caerphilly
843The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Blaenau Gwent
1,355The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Torfaen
1,097The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Monmouthshire
37The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Newport
4,510The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Cardiff
51,638 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Wales
1,267The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Isle of Anglesey
1,659The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Gwynedd
1,739The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Conwy
1,272The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Denbighshire
3,270The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Flintshire
3,020The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Wrexham
2,639The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Powys
1,668The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Ceredigion
2,705The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Pembrokeshire
9,051The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Carmarthenshire
8,075The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Swansea
2,778The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Neath Port Talbot
2,113The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Bridgend
2,640The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Vale of Glamorgan
4,286The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,845The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Merthyr Tydfil
4,996The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Caerphilly
1,113The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Blaenau Gwent
2,038The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Torfaen
2,290The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Monmouthshire
109The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Newport
6,381The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Cardiff
66,954 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2010/11Wales
1,702The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Isle of Anglesey
1,889The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Gwynedd
1,888The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Conwy
1,309The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Denbighshire
2,949The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Flintshire
3,960The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Wrexham
2,813The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Powys
2,119The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Ceredigion
2,713The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Pembrokeshire
7,717The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Carmarthenshire
6,073The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Swansea
3,083The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Neath Port Talbot
2,479The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Bridgend
3,372The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Vale of Glamorgan
4,408The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Rhondda Cynon Taf
2,582The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Merthyr Tydfil
4,682The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Caerphilly
1,713The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Blaenau Gwent
1,887The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Torfaen
2,866The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Monmouthshire
87The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Newport
6,909The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Cardiff
69,200 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2011/12Wales
1,587The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Isle of Anglesey
2,198The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Gwynedd
2,275The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Conwy
1,668The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Denbighshire
3,483The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Flintshire
3,243The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Wrexham
2,975The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Powys
2,137The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Ceredigion
3,041The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Pembrokeshire
9,155The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Carmarthenshire
6,681The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Swansea
4,202The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Neath Port Talbot
2,557The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Bridgend
2,852The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Vale of Glamorgan
4,835The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Rhondda Cynon Taf
2,513The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Merthyr Tydfil
4,894The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Caerphilly
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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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Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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