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.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local authority	Sector	Component
1.0	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.2	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
1.6	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Torfaen	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
6.4	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Torfaen	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	All pupils
52.6	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Male
47.4	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Female
15.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
7.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
5.6	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
1.6	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
1.4	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.2	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
2.4	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
9.1	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	All pupils
51.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Male
48.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Female
16.7	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
7.6	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
6.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
2.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
2.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
8.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Monmouthshire	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	All pupils
51.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Male
48.7	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Female
23.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
5.2	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
4.6	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
3.0	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0.7	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
17.4	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
30.7	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	All pupils
50.8	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Male
49.2	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Female
21.8	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
6.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
5.0	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
3.4	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
0.2	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
14.8	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
28.9	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Newport	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	All pupils
50.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Male
49.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Female
29.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1.6	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.4	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
1.4	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
3.3	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.1	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
18.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
38.1	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	All pupils
50.9	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Male
49.1	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Female
28.6	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
1.9	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.7	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
3.0	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
1.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.0	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
6.9	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
36.5	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Cardiff	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	All pupils
50.9 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Male
49.1 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Female
23.7 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
5.0 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
4.1 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
1.6 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
2.1 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.4 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
6.7 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
14.4 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Primary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	All pupils
50.9 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Male
49.1 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Female
21.2 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
6.1 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
4.4 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
2.2 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
1.4 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan
0.2 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan
3.4 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	English as an additional language (A, B or C)
12.9 [t]	Percentage of pupils	2022/23	Wales	Secondary schools	Black, Asian and minority ethnic
[z]	Percentage of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	All pupils
49.4	Percentage of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Male
50.6	Percentage of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Female
17.0	Percentage of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Eligible for free school meals (3 year average)
3.0	Percentage of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action
1.3	Percentage of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus
0.3	Percentage of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented
7.2	Percentage of pupils	2023/24	Isle of Anglesey	Primary schools	Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan

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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.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

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

Metadata

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