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
5.7Percentage of pupils2024/25WrexhamSchool maintained individual development plan
0.6Percentage of pupils2024/25WrexhamLocal authority maintained individual development plan
7.1Percentage of pupils2024/25WrexhamAll Provisions
0.8Percentage of pupils2024/25PowysStatemented
4.3Percentage of pupils2024/25PowysSchool Action
1.0Percentage of pupils2024/25PowysSchool Action Plus
5.9Percentage of pupils2024/25PowysSchool maintained individual development plan
2.7Percentage of pupils2024/25PowysLocal authority maintained individual development plan
14.8Percentage of pupils2024/25PowysAll Provisions
0.1Percentage of pupils2024/25CeredigionStatemented
[c]Percentage of pupils2024/25CeredigionSchool Action Plus
6.8Percentage of pupils2024/25CeredigionSchool maintained individual development plan
1.7Percentage of pupils2024/25CeredigionLocal authority maintained individual development plan
8.6Percentage of pupils2024/25CeredigionAll Provisions
0.8Percentage of pupils2024/25PembrokeshireStatemented
3.4Percentage of pupils2024/25PembrokeshireSchool Action
2.3Percentage of pupils2024/25PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
2.5Percentage of pupils2024/25PembrokeshireSchool maintained individual development plan
2.3Percentage of pupils2024/25PembrokeshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
11.2Percentage of pupils2024/25PembrokeshireAll Provisions
0.4Percentage of pupils2024/25CarmarthenshireStatemented
1.0Percentage of pupils2024/25CarmarthenshireSchool Action
0.4Percentage of pupils2024/25CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
3.9Percentage of pupils2024/25CarmarthenshireSchool maintained individual development plan
2.1Percentage of pupils2024/25CarmarthenshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
7.8Percentage of pupils2024/25CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
0.7Percentage of pupils2024/25SwanseaStatemented
0.7Percentage of pupils2024/25SwanseaSchool Action
0.5Percentage of pupils2024/25SwanseaSchool Action Plus
5.4Percentage of pupils2024/25SwanseaSchool maintained individual development plan
1.8Percentage of pupils2024/25SwanseaLocal authority maintained individual development plan
9.0Percentage of pupils2024/25SwanseaAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2024/25Neath Port TalbotStatemented
0.7Percentage of pupils2024/25Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
0.5Percentage of pupils2024/25Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
4.7Percentage of pupils2024/25Neath Port TalbotSchool maintained individual development plan
3.5Percentage of pupils2024/25Neath Port TalbotLocal authority maintained individual development plan
12.2Percentage of pupils2024/25Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
0.3Percentage of pupils2024/25BridgendStatemented
1.3Percentage of pupils2024/25BridgendSchool Action
0.8Percentage of pupils2024/25BridgendSchool Action Plus
4.1Percentage of pupils2024/25BridgendSchool maintained individual development plan
1.9Percentage of pupils2024/25BridgendLocal authority maintained individual development plan
8.5Percentage of pupils2024/25BridgendAll Provisions
0.4Percentage of pupils2024/25Vale of GlamorganStatemented
0.1Percentage of pupils2024/25Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
0.2Percentage of pupils2024/25Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
5.5Percentage of pupils2024/25Vale of GlamorganSchool maintained individual development plan
2.6Percentage of pupils2024/25Vale of GlamorganLocal authority maintained individual development plan
8.8Percentage of pupils2024/25Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
0.1Percentage of pupils2024/25Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
0.2Percentage of pupils2024/25Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
0.2Percentage of pupils2024/25Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
3.0Percentage of pupils2024/25Rhondda Cynon TafSchool maintained individual development plan
3.1Percentage of pupils2024/25Rhondda Cynon TafLocal authority maintained individual development plan
6.6Percentage of pupils2024/25Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
0.2Percentage of pupils2024/25Merthyr TydfilStatemented
2.7Percentage of pupils2024/25Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
3.6Percentage of pupils2024/25Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
4.2Percentage of pupils2024/25Merthyr TydfilSchool maintained individual development plan
4.4Percentage of pupils2024/25Merthyr TydfilLocal authority maintained individual development plan
15.1Percentage of pupils2024/25Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
0.8Percentage of pupils2024/25CaerphillyStatemented
4.8Percentage of pupils2024/25CaerphillySchool Action
3.3Percentage of pupils2024/25CaerphillySchool Action Plus
4.0Percentage of pupils2024/25CaerphillySchool maintained individual development plan
0.2Percentage of pupils2024/25CaerphillyLocal authority maintained individual development plan
13.2Percentage of pupils2024/25CaerphillyAll Provisions
0.7Percentage of pupils2024/25Blaenau GwentStatemented
0.6Percentage of pupils2024/25Blaenau GwentSchool Action
0.7Percentage of pupils2024/25Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
1.5Percentage of pupils2024/25Blaenau GwentSchool maintained individual development plan
3.7Percentage of pupils2024/25Blaenau GwentLocal authority maintained individual development plan
7.2Percentage of pupils2024/25Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
0.4Percentage of pupils2024/25TorfaenStatemented
1.8Percentage of pupils2024/25TorfaenSchool Action
1.8Percentage of pupils2024/25TorfaenSchool Action Plus
6.5Percentage of pupils2024/25TorfaenSchool maintained individual development plan
2.0Percentage of pupils2024/25TorfaenLocal authority maintained individual development plan
12.5Percentage of pupils2024/25TorfaenAll Provisions
0.9Percentage of pupils2024/25MonmouthshireStatemented
3.3Percentage of pupils2024/25MonmouthshireSchool Action
2.6Percentage of pupils2024/25MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
3.0Percentage of pupils2024/25MonmouthshireSchool maintained individual development plan
1.3Percentage of pupils2024/25MonmouthshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
11.2Percentage of pupils2024/25MonmouthshireAll Provisions
1.0Percentage of pupils2024/25NewportStatemented
0.1Percentage of pupils2024/25NewportSchool Action
0.3Percentage of pupils2024/25NewportSchool Action Plus
3.7Percentage of pupils2024/25NewportSchool maintained individual development plan
1.6Percentage of pupils2024/25NewportLocal authority maintained individual development plan
6.8Percentage of pupils2024/25NewportAll Provisions
0.1Percentage of pupils2024/25CardiffStatemented
[c]Percentage of pupils2024/25CardiffSchool Action
0.0Percentage of pupils2024/25CardiffSchool Action Plus
6.8Percentage of pupils2024/25CardiffSchool maintained individual development plan
0.2Percentage of pupils2024/25CardiffLocal authority maintained individual development plan
7.2Percentage of pupils2024/25CardiffAll Provisions
0.6 [t]Percentage of pupils2024/25WalesStatemented
1.2 [t]Percentage of pupils2024/25WalesSchool 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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