Pupils in maintained schools with additional learning or special educational needs by local authority, type of provision and year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Provision
865	Number of pupils	2013/14	Newport	Statemented
2,465	Number of pupils	2013/14	Newport	School Action
1,705	Number of pupils	2013/14	Newport	School Action Plus
5,035	Number of pupils	2013/14	Newport	All Provisions
1,530	Number of pupils	2013/14	Cardiff	Statemented
7,060	Number of pupils	2013/14	Cardiff	School Action
3,060	Number of pupils	2013/14	Cardiff	School Action Plus
11,650	Number of pupils	2013/14	Cardiff	All Provisions
12,530 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	Statemented
58,145 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	School Action
34,625 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	School Action Plus
105,305 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	All Provisions
280	Number of pupils	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	Statemented
1,025	Number of pupils	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	School Action
765	Number of pupils	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	School Action Plus
2,070	Number of pupils	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	All Provisions
545	Number of pupils	2014/15	Gwynedd	Statemented
1,705	Number of pupils	2014/15	Gwynedd	School Action
1,665	Number of pupils	2014/15	Gwynedd	School Action Plus
3,910	Number of pupils	2014/15	Gwynedd	All Provisions
320	Number of pupils	2014/15	Conwy	Statemented
1,590	Number of pupils	2014/15	Conwy	School Action
1,615	Number of pupils	2014/15	Conwy	School Action Plus
3,525	Number of pupils	2014/15	Conwy	All Provisions
395	Number of pupils	2014/15	Denbighshire	Statemented
1,980	Number of pupils	2014/15	Denbighshire	School Action
1,805	Number of pupils	2014/15	Denbighshire	School Action Plus
4,180	Number of pupils	2014/15	Denbighshire	All Provisions
530	Number of pupils	2014/15	Flintshire	Statemented
2,680	Number of pupils	2014/15	Flintshire	School Action
1,280	Number of pupils	2014/15	Flintshire	School Action Plus
4,490	Number of pupils	2014/15	Flintshire	All Provisions
555	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wrexham	Statemented
1,985	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wrexham	School Action
1,045	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wrexham	School Action Plus
3,580	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wrexham	All Provisions
445	Number of pupils	2014/15	Powys	Statemented
2,070	Number of pupils	2014/15	Powys	School Action
1,445	Number of pupils	2014/15	Powys	School Action Plus
3,965	Number of pupils	2014/15	Powys	All Provisions
180	Number of pupils	2014/15	Ceredigion	Statemented
1,955	Number of pupils	2014/15	Ceredigion	School Action
705	Number of pupils	2014/15	Ceredigion	School Action Plus
2,840	Number of pupils	2014/15	Ceredigion	All Provisions
365	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Statemented
2,410	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	School Action
1,495	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	School Action Plus
4,270	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	All Provisions
1,005	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Statemented
4,180	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	School Action
2,395	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	School Action Plus
7,585	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	All Provisions
1,425	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Statemented
5,205	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	School Action
2,270	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	School Action Plus
8,900	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	All Provisions
745	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Statemented
2,985	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	School Action
1,760	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	School Action Plus
5,490	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	All Provisions
315	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Statemented
3,255	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	School Action
1,320	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	School Action Plus
4,890	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	All Provisions
430	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Statemented
2,700	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	School Action
1,050	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	School Action Plus
4,175	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	All Provisions
715	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Statemented
6,375	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	School Action
2,165	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	School Action Plus
9,255	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All Provisions
185	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Statemented
1,320	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	School Action
995	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	School Action Plus
2,500	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	All Provisions
685	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Statemented
2,820	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	School Action
2,155	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	School Action Plus
5,665	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	All Provisions
330	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Statemented
990	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	School Action
860	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	School Action Plus
2,180	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	All Provisions
235	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Statemented
1,505	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	School Action
1,205	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	School Action Plus
2,945	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	All Provisions
340	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Statemented
885	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	School Action
625	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	School Action Plus
1,850	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	All Provisions
845	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Statemented
2,580	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	School Action
1,645	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	School Action Plus
5,070	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	All Provisions
1,570	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Statemented
7,040	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	School Action
3,010	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	School Action Plus
11,620	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	All Provisions

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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.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: school.stats@gov.wales

Metadata

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