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
8.0Percentage of pupils2020/21PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
24.8Percentage of pupils2020/21PembrokeshireAll Provisions
2.6Percentage of pupils2020/21CarmarthenshireStatemented
14.6Percentage of pupils2020/21CarmarthenshireSchool Action
8.4Percentage of pupils2020/21CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
25.6Percentage of pupils2020/21CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
4.5Percentage of pupils2020/21SwanseaStatemented
12.5Percentage of pupils2020/21SwanseaSchool Action
7.2Percentage of pupils2020/21SwanseaSchool Action Plus
24.2Percentage of pupils2020/21SwanseaAll Provisions
4.9Percentage of pupils2020/21Neath Port TalbotStatemented
11.1Percentage of pupils2020/21Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
7.1Percentage of pupils2020/21Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
23.0Percentage of pupils2020/21Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2020/21BridgendStatemented
6.6Percentage of pupils2020/21BridgendSchool Action
5.1Percentage of pupils2020/21BridgendSchool Action Plus
13.4Percentage of pupils2020/21BridgendAll Provisions
1.9Percentage of pupils2020/21Vale of GlamorganStatemented
6.9Percentage of pupils2020/21Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
4.9Percentage of pupils2020/21Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
13.7Percentage of pupils2020/21Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
3.2Percentage of pupils2020/21Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
9.6Percentage of pupils2020/21Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
4.9Percentage of pupils2020/21Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
17.8Percentage of pupils2020/21Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2020/21Merthyr TydfilStatemented
9.9Percentage of pupils2020/21Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
8.0Percentage of pupils2020/21Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
20.9Percentage of pupils2020/21Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2020/21CaerphillyStatemented
9.6Percentage of pupils2020/21CaerphillySchool Action
6.7Percentage of pupils2020/21CaerphillySchool Action Plus
18.7Percentage of pupils2020/21CaerphillyAll Provisions
2.6Percentage of pupils2020/21Blaenau GwentStatemented
8.7Percentage of pupils2020/21Blaenau GwentSchool Action
6.6Percentage of pupils2020/21Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
17.9Percentage of pupils2020/21Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
1.4Percentage of pupils2020/21TorfaenStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2020/21TorfaenSchool Action
9.4Percentage of pupils2020/21TorfaenSchool Action Plus
21.3Percentage of pupils2020/21TorfaenAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2020/21MonmouthshireStatemented
8.6Percentage of pupils2020/21MonmouthshireSchool Action
6.3Percentage of pupils2020/21MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
17.0Percentage of pupils2020/21MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.3Percentage of pupils2020/21NewportStatemented
9.2Percentage of pupils2020/21NewportSchool Action
7.3Percentage of pupils2020/21NewportSchool Action Plus
19.8Percentage of pupils2020/21NewportAll Provisions
3.8Percentage of pupils2020/21CardiffStatemented
7.4Percentage of pupils2020/21CardiffSchool Action
5.5Percentage of pupils2020/21CardiffSchool Action Plus
16.6Percentage of pupils2020/21CardiffAll Provisions
3.0 [t]Percentage of pupils2020/21WalesStatemented
9.9 [t]Percentage of pupils2020/21WalesSchool Action
6.7 [t]Percentage of pupils2020/21WalesSchool Action Plus
19.5 [t]Percentage of pupils2020/21WalesAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseyStatemented
9.2Percentage of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseySchool Action
5.2Percentage of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
1.8Percentage of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseySchool maintained individual development plan
1.8Percentage of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseyLocal authority maintained individual development plan
19.6Percentage of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
2.6Percentage of pupils2021/22GwyneddStatemented
7.1Percentage of pupils2021/22GwyneddSchool Action
7.6Percentage of pupils2021/22GwyneddSchool Action Plus
0.6Percentage of pupils2021/22GwyneddSchool maintained individual development plan
0.7Percentage of pupils2021/22GwyneddLocal authority maintained individual development plan
18.7Percentage of pupils2021/22GwyneddAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2021/22ConwyStatemented
5.5Percentage of pupils2021/22ConwySchool Action
9.1Percentage of pupils2021/22ConwySchool Action Plus
0.5Percentage of pupils2021/22ConwySchool maintained individual development plan
0.2Percentage of pupils2021/22ConwyLocal authority maintained individual development plan
17.6Percentage of pupils2021/22ConwyAll Provisions
2.7Percentage of pupils2021/22DenbighshireStatemented
5.8Percentage of pupils2021/22DenbighshireSchool Action
7.2Percentage of pupils2021/22DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
0.1Percentage of pupils2021/22DenbighshireSchool maintained individual development plan
[c]Percentage of pupils2021/22DenbighshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
15.8Percentage of pupils2021/22DenbighshireAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2021/22FlintshireStatemented
7.0Percentage of pupils2021/22FlintshireSchool Action
3.6Percentage of pupils2021/22FlintshireSchool Action Plus
0.1Percentage of pupils2021/22FlintshireSchool maintained individual development plan
13.9Percentage of pupils2021/22FlintshireAll Provisions
3.7Percentage of pupils2021/22WrexhamStatemented
6.5Percentage of pupils2021/22WrexhamSchool Action
3.7Percentage of pupils2021/22WrexhamSchool Action Plus
0.4Percentage of pupils2021/22WrexhamSchool maintained individual development plan
0.1Percentage of pupils2021/22WrexhamLocal authority maintained individual development plan
14.4Percentage of pupils2021/22WrexhamAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2021/22PowysStatemented
12.3Percentage of pupils2021/22PowysSchool Action
6.0Percentage of pupils2021/22PowysSchool Action Plus
0.9Percentage of pupils2021/22PowysSchool maintained individual development plan
[c]Percentage of pupils2021/22PowysLocal authority maintained individual development plan
21.6Percentage of pupils2021/22PowysAll Provisions
1.1Percentage of pupils2021/22CeredigionStatemented
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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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