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

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Data valuesData descriptionCategoryLocal Authority
782The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Ceredigion
1,959The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Powys
6,169The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Swansea
30,174 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Wales
1,011The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Powys
1,911The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Wrexham
51The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Newport
5,093The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Carmarthenshire
2,059The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Pembrokeshire
2,604The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Caerphilly
1,502The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Conwy
681The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Vale of Glamorgan
696The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Bridgend
1,400The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Denbighshire
3,586The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Swansea
1,518The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Merthyr Tydfil
3,095The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Carmarthenshire
736The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Monmouthshire
3,015The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Pembrokeshire
1,371The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Gwynedd
725The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Blaenau Gwent
48,679 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Wales
898The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Denbighshire
1,183The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Conwy
2,401The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,211The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Wrexham
1,038The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Isle of Anglesey
2,256The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Flintshire
1,180The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Neath Port Talbot
800The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Merthyr Tydfil
1,267The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Vale of Glamorgan
84The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Newport
2,057The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Cardiff
1,139The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Blaenau Gwent
1,091The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Isle of Anglesey
1,096The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Ceredigion
2,775The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Neath Port Talbot
1,500The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Flintshire
3,296The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,171The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Monmouthshire
1,009The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Torfaen
844The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Torfaen
1,608The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Bridgend
3,768The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Cardiff
4,181The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Caerphilly
1,036The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2008/09Gwynedd
823The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Ceredigion
992The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Powys
51,638 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Wales
1,309The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Wrexham
1,556The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Flintshire
1,319The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Gwynedd
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
972The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Denbighshire
5,502The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Caerphilly
1,097The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Monmouthshire
4,510The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Cardiff
1,155The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Gwynedd
3,120The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,293The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Conwy
1,277The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Merthyr Tydfil
37The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Newport
30,573 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Wales
1,589The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Conwy
1,264The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Isle of Anglesey
1,331The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Denbighshire
2,289The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Cardiff
2,180The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Caerphilly
2,243The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Flintshire
732The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Monmouthshire
912The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Torfaen
1,466The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Pembrokeshire
713The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Blaenau Gwent
2,170The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Wrexham
686The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Merthyr Tydfil
2,326The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Rhondda Cynon Taf
807The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Vale of Glamorgan
1,008The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Bridgend
2,493The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Neath Port Talbot
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
1,394The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Neath Port Talbot
1,816The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Powys
5,884The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Carmarthenshire
3,006The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Carmarthenshire
1,120The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Isle of Anglesey
3,801The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Swansea
5,880The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2009/10Swansea
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
33The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2009/10Newport
2,809The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2010/11Caerphilly
859The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2010/11Merthyr Tydfil
2,991The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2010/11Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,134The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2010/11Vale of Glamorgan
1,677The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2010/11Bridgend
1,863The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2010/11Neath Port Talbot
4,343The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2010/11Swansea
3,618The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2010/11Carmarthenshire
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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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