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

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Data valuesData descriptionCategoryLocal Authority
1,775The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Blaenau Gwent
1,886The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Torfaen
2,398The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Monmouthshire
465The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Newport
8,637The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Cardiff
75,457 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2012/13Wales
1,794The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Isle of Anglesey
2,427The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Gwynedd
2,663The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Conwy
1,949The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Denbighshire
4,708The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Flintshire
3,260The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Wrexham
4,912The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Powys
1,993The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Ceredigion
3,413The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Pembrokeshire
8,103The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Carmarthenshire
6,646The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Swansea
4,148The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Neath Port Talbot
3,032The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Bridgend
3,218The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Vale of Glamorgan
5,616The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Rhondda Cynon Taf
3,079The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Merthyr Tydfil
5,318The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Caerphilly
2,021The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Blaenau Gwent
2,308The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Torfaen
2,712The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Monmouthshire
892The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Newport
6,271The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Cardiff
80,483 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2013/14Wales
1,890The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Isle of Anglesey
2,588The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Gwynedd
2,779The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Conwy
2,577The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Denbighshire
4,441The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Flintshire
3,337The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Wrexham
4,899The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Powys
1,488The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Ceredigion
4,168The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Pembrokeshire
9,219The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Carmarthenshire
7,518The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Swansea
3,924The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Neath Port Talbot
2,965The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Bridgend
2,815The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Vale of Glamorgan
6,065The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Rhondda Cynon Taf
3,360The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Merthyr Tydfil
5,045The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Caerphilly
2,256The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Blaenau Gwent
2,075The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Torfaen
2,981The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Monmouthshire
2,706The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Newport
10,700The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Cardiff
89,796 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2014/15Wales
1,698The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Isle of Anglesey
2,687The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Gwynedd
2,936The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Conwy
2,245The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Denbighshire
5,430The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Flintshire
4,203The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Wrexham
6,784The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Powys
1,516The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Ceredigion
3,807The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Pembrokeshire
10,253The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Carmarthenshire
6,846The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Swansea
4,644The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Neath Port Talbot
3,264The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Bridgend
3,194The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Vale of Glamorgan
7,183The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Rhondda Cynon Taf
3,911The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Merthyr Tydfil
5,863The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Caerphilly
1,875The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Blaenau Gwent
2,273The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Torfaen
3,184The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Monmouthshire
5,537The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Newport
11,912The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Cardiff
101,245 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2015/16Wales
1,666The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Isle of Anglesey
2,920The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Gwynedd
3,144The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Conwy
1,936The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Denbighshire
4,159The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Flintshire
4,595The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Wrexham
1,692The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Powys
1,321The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Ceredigion
3,776The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Pembrokeshire
9,633The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Carmarthenshire
6,542The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Swansea
4,655The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Neath Port Talbot
3,188The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Bridgend
3,525The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Vale of Glamorgan
6,479The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Rhondda Cynon Taf
3,150The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Merthyr Tydfil
6,696The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Caerphilly
2,415The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Blaenau Gwent
2,567The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Torfaen
3,042The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Monmouthshire
5,309The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Newport
9,158The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Cardiff
91,568 [t]The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2016/17Wales
1,726The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2017/18Isle of Anglesey
2,547The number of pupils who took at least one Free Breakfast in the week prior to census day2017/18Gwynedd
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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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Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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