Pupils in maintained schools receiving free breakfasts by local authority, category and year

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Data valuesData descriptionCategoryLocal Authority
1,586The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Gwynedd
1,871The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Conwy
1,108The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Denbighshire
1,658The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Flintshire
1,831The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Wrexham
897The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Powys
442The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Ceredigion
2,854The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Pembrokeshire
3,945The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Carmarthenshire
3,408The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Swansea
2,057The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Neath Port Talbot
1,588The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Bridgend
1,842The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Vale of Glamorgan
3,797The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,317The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Merthyr Tydfil
2,314The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Caerphilly
785The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Blaenau Gwent
1,829The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Torfaen
923The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Monmouthshire
2,081The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Newport
4,454The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Cardiff
43,857 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2021/22Wales
1,434The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Isle of Anglesey
1,769The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Gwynedd
1,988The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Conwy
1,094The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Denbighshire
1,653The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Flintshire
1,822The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Wrexham
1,009The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Powys
691The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Ceredigion
2,817The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Pembrokeshire
4,247The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Carmarthenshire
4,341The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Swansea
2,560The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Neath Port Talbot
2,067The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Bridgend
2,237The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Vale of Glamorgan
4,697The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,580The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Merthyr Tydfil
3,065The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Caerphilly
1,296The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Blaenau Gwent
2,119The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Torfaen
1,045The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Monmouthshire
2,625The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Newport
5,457The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Cardiff
51,613 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2022/23Wales
1,523The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Isle of Anglesey
1,814The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Gwynedd
2,245The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Conwy
1,315The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Denbighshire
1,961The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Flintshire
2,161The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Wrexham
984The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Powys
869The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Ceredigion
2,722The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Pembrokeshire
4,182The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Carmarthenshire
4,532The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Swansea
2,913The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Neath Port Talbot
2,297The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Bridgend
2,659The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Vale of Glamorgan
5,667The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,874The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Merthyr Tydfil
3,629The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Caerphilly
1,451The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Blaenau Gwent
2,123The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Torfaen
1,112The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Monmouthshire
2,879The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Newport
5,675The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Cardiff
56,587 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2023/24Wales
1,481The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Isle of Anglesey
2,022The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Gwynedd
2,087The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Conwy
1,383The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Denbighshire
2,036The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Flintshire
2,037The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Wrexham
908The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Powys
796The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Ceredigion
2,956The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Pembrokeshire
4,338The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Carmarthenshire
4,835The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Swansea
2,807The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Neath Port Talbot
2,471The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Bridgend
2,371The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Vale of Glamorgan
4,861The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Rhondda Cynon Taf
1,846The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Merthyr Tydfil
3,569The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Caerphilly
1,753The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Blaenau Gwent
2,180The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Torfaen
1,149The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Monmouthshire
3,094The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Newport
6,034The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Cardiff
57,014 [t]The number of pupils who took a free breakfast on census day2024/25Wales
1,091The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Isle of Anglesey
1,371The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Gwynedd
1,502The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Conwy
1,400The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Denbighshire
2,256The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Flintshire
1,911The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Wrexham
1,959The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Powys
1,096The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Ceredigion
3,015The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2008/09Pembrokeshire
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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 2008 to August 2025

Data notes

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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