Pupil Level Annual School Census summary data by local authority (pupils aged 5 to 15 in primary, middle or secondary schools)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total, [z] = not applicable.

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal authoritySectorComponent
9.1Percentage of pupils2022/23CarmarthenshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
2.5Percentage of pupils2022/23CarmarthenshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0.8Percentage of pupils2022/23CarmarthenshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.1Percentage of pupils2022/23CarmarthenshireSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1.7Percentage of pupils2022/23CarmarthenshireSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
8.1Percentage of pupils2022/23CarmarthenshireSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsAll pupils
51.4Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsMale
48.6Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsFemale
25.0Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
6.4Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
5.3Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
3.6Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
1.7Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.1Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
10.2Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
19.9Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaPrimary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsAll pupils
51.4Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsMale
48.6Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsFemale
22.0Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
8.9Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
5.2Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
4.4Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0.9Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.1Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
5.9Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
17.4Percentage of pupils2022/23SwanseaSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsAll pupils
51.3Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsMale
48.7Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsFemale
29.9Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4.8Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
4.2Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
4.7Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
2.6Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.2Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
2.8Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
7.7Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotPrimary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsAll pupils
50.7Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsMale
49.3Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsFemale
24.5Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
5.5Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
5.0Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
4.1Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
1.0Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
[c]Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1.0Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
6.8Percentage of pupils2022/23Neath Port TalbotSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsAll pupils
51.3Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsMale
48.7Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsFemale
25.9Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1.6Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
2.7Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.5Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
2.6Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.1Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
3.2Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
7.8Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendPrimary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsAll pupils
51.6Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsMale
48.4Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsFemale
21.6Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
2.2Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.4Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.8Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
3.0Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.2Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1.2Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
6.7Percentage of pupils2022/23BridgendSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsAll pupils
50.3Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsMale
49.7Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsFemale
17.9Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4.2Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
3.4Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.4Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
2.7Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.2Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
3.3Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
12.1Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganPrimary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsAll pupils
50.5Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsMale
49.5Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsFemale
15.2Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
4.4Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.6Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.6Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
5.6Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.3Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
2.1Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsEnglish as an additional language (A, B or C)
13.8Percentage of pupils2022/23Vale of GlamorganSecondary schoolsBlack, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]Percentage of pupils2022/23Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schoolsAll pupils
50.7Percentage of pupils2022/23Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schoolsMale
49.3Percentage of pupils2022/23Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schoolsFemale
25.9Percentage of pupils2022/23Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schoolsEligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1.9Percentage of pupils2022/23Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.9Percentage of pupils2022/23Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schoolsAdditional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
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Main information

Most recent update
18 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 2018 to August 2025

Data notes

Revisions
  • 18 September 2025
  • 4 September 2025
Rounding applied

Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.

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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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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