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
5.5Percentage of pupils2013/14MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
16.1Percentage of pupils2013/14MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.5Percentage of pupils2013/14NewportStatemented
10.0Percentage of pupils2013/14NewportSchool Action
6.9Percentage of pupils2013/14NewportSchool Action Plus
20.5Percentage of pupils2013/14NewportAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2013/14CardiffStatemented
13.5Percentage of pupils2013/14CardiffSchool Action
5.9Percentage of pupils2013/14CardiffSchool Action Plus
22.3Percentage of pupils2013/14CardiffAll Provisions
2.7 [t]Percentage of pupils2013/14WalesStatemented
12.5 [t]Percentage of pupils2013/14WalesSchool Action
7.4 [t]Percentage of pupils2013/14WalesSchool Action Plus
22.6 [t]Percentage of pupils2013/14WalesAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2014/15Isle of AngleseyStatemented
10.7Percentage of pupils2014/15Isle of AngleseySchool Action
8.0Percentage of pupils2014/15Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
21.5Percentage of pupils2014/15Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
3.2Percentage of pupils2014/15GwyneddStatemented
10.0Percentage of pupils2014/15GwyneddSchool Action
9.8Percentage of pupils2014/15GwyneddSchool Action Plus
23.0Percentage of pupils2014/15GwyneddAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2014/15ConwyStatemented
10.0Percentage of pupils2014/15ConwySchool Action
10.1Percentage of pupils2014/15ConwySchool Action Plus
22.1Percentage of pupils2014/15ConwyAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2014/15DenbighshireStatemented
12.6Percentage of pupils2014/15DenbighshireSchool Action
11.5Percentage of pupils2014/15DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
26.5Percentage of pupils2014/15DenbighshireAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2014/15FlintshireStatemented
11.3Percentage of pupils2014/15FlintshireSchool Action
5.4Percentage of pupils2014/15FlintshireSchool Action Plus
18.9Percentage of pupils2014/15FlintshireAll Provisions
2.8Percentage of pupils2014/15WrexhamStatemented
10.2Percentage of pupils2014/15WrexhamSchool Action
5.3Percentage of pupils2014/15WrexhamSchool Action Plus
18.3Percentage of pupils2014/15WrexhamAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2014/15PowysStatemented
11.3Percentage of pupils2014/15PowysSchool Action
7.9Percentage of pupils2014/15PowysSchool Action Plus
21.7Percentage of pupils2014/15PowysAll Provisions
1.9Percentage of pupils2014/15CeredigionStatemented
20.4Percentage of pupils2014/15CeredigionSchool Action
7.3Percentage of pupils2014/15CeredigionSchool Action Plus
29.6Percentage of pupils2014/15CeredigionAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2014/15PembrokeshireStatemented
13.4Percentage of pupils2014/15PembrokeshireSchool Action
8.3Percentage of pupils2014/15PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
23.8Percentage of pupils2014/15PembrokeshireAll Provisions
3.7Percentage of pupils2014/15CarmarthenshireStatemented
15.5Percentage of pupils2014/15CarmarthenshireSchool Action
8.9Percentage of pupils2014/15CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
28.0Percentage of pupils2014/15CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
4.0Percentage of pupils2014/15SwanseaStatemented
14.7Percentage of pupils2014/15SwanseaSchool Action
6.4Percentage of pupils2014/15SwanseaSchool Action Plus
25.1Percentage of pupils2014/15SwanseaAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2014/15Neath Port TalbotStatemented
14.4Percentage of pupils2014/15Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
8.5Percentage of pupils2014/15Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
26.6Percentage of pupils2014/15Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.4Percentage of pupils2014/15BridgendStatemented
14.3Percentage of pupils2014/15BridgendSchool Action
5.8Percentage of pupils2014/15BridgendSchool Action Plus
21.4Percentage of pupils2014/15BridgendAll Provisions
1.9Percentage of pupils2014/15Vale of GlamorganStatemented
12.2Percentage of pupils2014/15Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
4.7Percentage of pupils2014/15Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
18.9Percentage of pupils2014/15Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
1.8Percentage of pupils2014/15Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
16.4Percentage of pupils2014/15Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
5.6Percentage of pupils2014/15Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
23.9Percentage of pupils2014/15Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
2.1Percentage of pupils2014/15Merthyr TydfilStatemented
15.2Percentage of pupils2014/15Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
11.5Percentage of pupils2014/15Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
28.8Percentage of pupils2014/15Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2014/15CaerphillyStatemented
9.9Percentage of pupils2014/15CaerphillySchool Action
7.5Percentage of pupils2014/15CaerphillySchool Action Plus
19.8Percentage of pupils2014/15CaerphillyAll Provisions
3.5Percentage of pupils2014/15Blaenau GwentStatemented
10.5Percentage of pupils2014/15Blaenau GwentSchool Action
9.2Percentage of pupils2014/15Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
23.2Percentage of pupils2014/15Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
1.5Percentage of pupils2014/15TorfaenStatemented
10.0Percentage of pupils2014/15TorfaenSchool Action
8.0Percentage of pupils2014/15TorfaenSchool Action Plus
19.5Percentage of pupils2014/15TorfaenAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2014/15MonmouthshireStatemented
7.7Percentage of pupils2014/15MonmouthshireSchool Action
5.4Percentage of pupils2014/15MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
16.0Percentage of pupils2014/15MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.4Percentage of pupils2014/15NewportStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2014/15NewportSchool Action
6.6Percentage of pupils2014/15NewportSchool Action Plus
20.3Percentage of pupils2014/15NewportAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2014/15CardiffStatemented
13.3Percentage of pupils2014/15CardiffSchool Action
Showing 3,201 to 3,300 of 4,404 rows
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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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