Pupil Level Annual School Census summary data by local authority (pupils aged 5 to 15 in primary, middle or secondary schools)
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Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total, [z] = not applicable.
| Data values | Data description | Year | Local authority | Sector | Component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Vale of Glamorgan | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| [c] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Vale of Glamorgan | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 6.1 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Vale of Glamorgan | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 0.8 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Vale of Glamorgan | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 2.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Vale of Glamorgan | Secondary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 14.8 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Vale of Glamorgan | Secondary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | All pupils |
| 50.8 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Male |
| 49.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Female |
| 23.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 0.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 0.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| 0.0 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 3.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 1.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 3.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 8.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Primary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | All pupils |
| 49.8 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Male |
| 50.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Female |
| 19.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 0.1 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 0.1 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| [c] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 2.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 1.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 1.5 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 7.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Secondary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | All pupils |
| 50.5 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Male |
| 49.5 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Female |
| 24.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 1.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 2.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| 0.0 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 4.7 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 3.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 3.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 6.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Primary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | All pupils |
| 49.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Male |
| 50.1 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Female |
| 23.1 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 5.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 6.1 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| 0.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 4.1 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 1.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 4.7 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 14.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Merthyr Tydfil | Secondary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | All pupils |
| 50.7 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Male |
| 49.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Female |
| 25.6 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 5.0 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 4.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| 0.5 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 3.7 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 0.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 1.7 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 6.0 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Primary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | All pupils |
| 50.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Male |
| 49.6 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Female |
| 23.6 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 5.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 2.8 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| 0.7 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 3.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 0.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 1.1 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 5.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Caerphilly | Secondary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | All pupils |
| 50.6 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Male |
| 49.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Female |
| 24.5 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 1.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 0.6 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| 0.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 1.6 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 1.8 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 4.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 9.6 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Primary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | All pupils |
| 51.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Male |
| 48.7 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Female |
| 23.8 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 0.0 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 0.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action Plus |
| [c] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Statemented |
| 1.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 2.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - Local authority maintained Individual Development Plan |
| 1.9 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | English as an additional language (A, B or C) |
| 8.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Blaenau Gwent | Secondary schools | Black, Asian and minority ethnic |
| [z] | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Torfaen | Primary schools | All pupils |
| 51.2 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Torfaen | Primary schools | Male |
| 48.8 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Torfaen | Primary schools | Female |
| 23.4 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Torfaen | Primary schools | Eligible for free school meals (3 year average) |
| 2.3 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Torfaen | Primary schools | Additional learning or special educational needs - School Action |
| 2.6 | Percentage of pupils | 2024/25 | Torfaen | Primary schools | Additional 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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Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- school.stats@gov.wales