Pupils in maintained schools with additional learning or special educational needs by local authority, type of provision and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityProvision
9,405 [t]Number of pupils2024/25WalesLocal authority maintained individual development plan
43,885 [t]Number of pupils2024/25WalesAll Provisions
4.1Percentage of pupils2003/04Isle of AngleseyStatemented
11.2Percentage of pupils2003/04Isle of AngleseySchool Action
3.3Percentage of pupils2003/04Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
18.7Percentage of pupils2003/04Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
4.1Percentage of pupils2003/04GwyneddStatemented
11.3Percentage of pupils2003/04GwyneddSchool Action
2.8Percentage of pupils2003/04GwyneddSchool Action Plus
18.2Percentage of pupils2003/04GwyneddAll Provisions
4.2Percentage of pupils2003/04ConwyStatemented
12.1Percentage of pupils2003/04ConwySchool Action
3.9Percentage of pupils2003/04ConwySchool Action Plus
20.3Percentage of pupils2003/04ConwyAll Provisions
4.3Percentage of pupils2003/04DenbighshireStatemented
7.4Percentage of pupils2003/04DenbighshireSchool Action
4.4Percentage of pupils2003/04DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
16.1Percentage of pupils2003/04DenbighshireAll Provisions
3.7Percentage of pupils2003/04FlintshireStatemented
8.7Percentage of pupils2003/04FlintshireSchool Action
4.3Percentage of pupils2003/04FlintshireSchool Action Plus
16.7Percentage of pupils2003/04FlintshireAll Provisions
4.5Percentage of pupils2003/04WrexhamStatemented
6.6Percentage of pupils2003/04WrexhamSchool Action
1.7Percentage of pupils2003/04WrexhamSchool Action Plus
12.8Percentage of pupils2003/04WrexhamAll Provisions
4.0Percentage of pupils2003/04PowysStatemented
10.9Percentage of pupils2003/04PowysSchool Action
3.9Percentage of pupils2003/04PowysSchool Action Plus
18.8Percentage of pupils2003/04PowysAll Provisions
4.1Percentage of pupils2003/04CeredigionStatemented
11.8Percentage of pupils2003/04CeredigionSchool Action
8.4Percentage of pupils2003/04CeredigionSchool Action Plus
24.4Percentage of pupils2003/04CeredigionAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2003/04PembrokeshireStatemented
9.8Percentage of pupils2003/04PembrokeshireSchool Action
8.0Percentage of pupils2003/04PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
20.7Percentage of pupils2003/04PembrokeshireAll Provisions
4.0Percentage of pupils2003/04CarmarthenshireStatemented
12.0Percentage of pupils2003/04CarmarthenshireSchool Action
6.4Percentage of pupils2003/04CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
22.5Percentage of pupils2003/04CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2003/04SwanseaStatemented
12.1Percentage of pupils2003/04SwanseaSchool Action
3.0Percentage of pupils2003/04SwanseaSchool Action Plus
18.1Percentage of pupils2003/04SwanseaAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2003/04Neath Port TalbotStatemented
10.6Percentage of pupils2003/04Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
2.9Percentage of pupils2003/04Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
17.1Percentage of pupils2003/04Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2003/04BridgendStatemented
6.6Percentage of pupils2003/04BridgendSchool Action
8.7Percentage of pupils2003/04BridgendSchool Action Plus
17.0Percentage of pupils2003/04BridgendAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2003/04Vale of GlamorganStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2003/04Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
5.4Percentage of pupils2003/04Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
18.1Percentage of pupils2003/04Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
1.5Percentage of pupils2003/04Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
12.2Percentage of pupils2003/04Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
4.8Percentage of pupils2003/04Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
18.5Percentage of pupils2003/04Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2003/04Merthyr TydfilStatemented
10.2Percentage of pupils2003/04Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
11.7Percentage of pupils2003/04Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
24.2Percentage of pupils2003/04Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.8Percentage of pupils2003/04CaerphillyStatemented
8.3Percentage of pupils2003/04CaerphillySchool Action
6.5Percentage of pupils2003/04CaerphillySchool Action Plus
17.5Percentage of pupils2003/04CaerphillyAll Provisions
3.9Percentage of pupils2003/04Blaenau GwentStatemented
7.9Percentage of pupils2003/04Blaenau GwentSchool Action
6.0Percentage of pupils2003/04Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
17.8Percentage of pupils2003/04Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2003/04TorfaenStatemented
8.3Percentage of pupils2003/04TorfaenSchool Action
4.5Percentage of pupils2003/04TorfaenSchool Action Plus
15.8Percentage of pupils2003/04TorfaenAll Provisions
3.2Percentage of pupils2003/04MonmouthshireStatemented
6.4Percentage of pupils2003/04MonmouthshireSchool Action
3.1Percentage of pupils2003/04MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
12.7Percentage of pupils2003/04MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.8Percentage of pupils2003/04NewportStatemented
8.3Percentage of pupils2003/04NewportSchool Action
4.6Percentage of pupils2003/04NewportSchool Action Plus
16.7Percentage of pupils2003/04NewportAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2003/04CardiffStatemented
11.3Percentage of pupils2003/04CardiffSchool Action
4.2Percentage of pupils2003/04CardiffSchool Action Plus
18.5Percentage of pupils2003/04CardiffAll Provisions
3.2 [t]Percentage of pupils2003/04WalesStatemented
10.0 [t]Percentage of pupils2003/04WalesSchool Action
4.9 [t]Percentage of pupils2003/04WalesSchool Action Plus
18.1 [t]Percentage of pupils2003/04WalesAll Provisions
4.3Percentage of pupils2004/05Isle of AngleseyStatemented
11.1Percentage of pupils2004/05Isle of AngleseySchool Action
3.6Percentage of pupils2004/05Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
19.0Percentage of pupils2004/05Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
4.3Percentage of pupils2004/05GwyneddStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2004/05GwyneddSchool Action
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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 2003 to August 2025

Data notes

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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school.stats@gov.wales

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