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
14.0Percentage of pupils2007/08CeredigionSchool Action Plus
28.6Percentage of pupils2007/08CeredigionAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2007/08PembrokeshireStatemented
12.2Percentage of pupils2007/08PembrokeshireSchool Action
11.8Percentage of pupils2007/08PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
26.1Percentage of pupils2007/08PembrokeshireAll Provisions
4.0Percentage of pupils2007/08CarmarthenshireStatemented
13.8Percentage of pupils2007/08CarmarthenshireSchool Action
6.4Percentage of pupils2007/08CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
24.1Percentage of pupils2007/08CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
3.4Percentage of pupils2007/08SwanseaStatemented
13.6Percentage of pupils2007/08SwanseaSchool Action
4.7Percentage of pupils2007/08SwanseaSchool Action Plus
21.7Percentage of pupils2007/08SwanseaAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2007/08Neath Port TalbotStatemented
11.2Percentage of pupils2007/08Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
3.7Percentage of pupils2007/08Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
18.1Percentage of pupils2007/08Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2007/08BridgendStatemented
12.1Percentage of pupils2007/08BridgendSchool Action
7.0Percentage of pupils2007/08BridgendSchool Action Plus
20.9Percentage of pupils2007/08BridgendAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2007/08Vale of GlamorganStatemented
9.6Percentage of pupils2007/08Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
5.1Percentage of pupils2007/08Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
17.1Percentage of pupils2007/08Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
1.4Percentage of pupils2007/08Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
11.6Percentage of pupils2007/08Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
6.1Percentage of pupils2007/08Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
19.1Percentage of pupils2007/08Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
1.9Percentage of pupils2007/08Merthyr TydfilStatemented
16.0Percentage of pupils2007/08Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
7.8Percentage of pupils2007/08Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
25.7Percentage of pupils2007/08Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2007/08CaerphillyStatemented
7.3Percentage of pupils2007/08CaerphillySchool Action
9.0Percentage of pupils2007/08CaerphillySchool Action Plus
19.4Percentage of pupils2007/08CaerphillyAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2007/08Blaenau GwentStatemented
11.4Percentage of pupils2007/08Blaenau GwentSchool Action
9.3Percentage of pupils2007/08Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
23.6Percentage of pupils2007/08Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
2.3Percentage of pupils2007/08TorfaenStatemented
10.9Percentage of pupils2007/08TorfaenSchool Action
6.2Percentage of pupils2007/08TorfaenSchool Action Plus
19.4Percentage of pupils2007/08TorfaenAll Provisions
3.7Percentage of pupils2007/08MonmouthshireStatemented
7.2Percentage of pupils2007/08MonmouthshireSchool Action
4.2Percentage of pupils2007/08MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
15.1Percentage of pupils2007/08MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2007/08NewportStatemented
9.0Percentage of pupils2007/08NewportSchool Action
6.4Percentage of pupils2007/08NewportSchool Action Plus
18.9Percentage of pupils2007/08NewportAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2007/08CardiffStatemented
11.5Percentage of pupils2007/08CardiffSchool Action
5.0Percentage of pupils2007/08CardiffSchool Action Plus
19.7Percentage of pupils2007/08CardiffAll Provisions
3.0 [t]Percentage of pupils2007/08WalesStatemented
10.9 [t]Percentage of pupils2007/08WalesSchool Action
6.3 [t]Percentage of pupils2007/08WalesSchool Action Plus
20.1 [t]Percentage of pupils2007/08WalesAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseySchool Action
6.8Percentage of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
20.8Percentage of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
3.2Percentage of pupils2008/09GwyneddStatemented
11.2Percentage of pupils2008/09GwyneddSchool Action
5.8Percentage of pupils2008/09GwyneddSchool Action Plus
20.2Percentage of pupils2008/09GwyneddAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2008/09ConwyStatemented
9.1Percentage of pupils2008/09ConwySchool Action
7.9Percentage of pupils2008/09ConwySchool Action Plus
19.9Percentage of pupils2008/09ConwyAll Provisions
3.4Percentage of pupils2008/09DenbighshireStatemented
8.5Percentage of pupils2008/09DenbighshireSchool Action
7.7Percentage of pupils2008/09DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
19.6Percentage of pupils2008/09DenbighshireAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2008/09FlintshireStatemented
10.0Percentage of pupils2008/09FlintshireSchool Action
5.5Percentage of pupils2008/09FlintshireSchool Action Plus
18.3Percentage of pupils2008/09FlintshireAll Provisions
4.2Percentage of pupils2008/09WrexhamStatemented
8.8Percentage of pupils2008/09WrexhamSchool Action
2.6Percentage of pupils2008/09WrexhamSchool Action Plus
15.6Percentage of pupils2008/09WrexhamAll Provisions
3.8Percentage of pupils2008/09PowysStatemented
12.2Percentage of pupils2008/09PowysSchool Action
5.8Percentage of pupils2008/09PowysSchool Action Plus
21.8Percentage of pupils2008/09PowysAll Provisions
3.9Percentage of pupils2008/09CeredigionStatemented
11.3Percentage of pupils2008/09CeredigionSchool Action
14.9Percentage of pupils2008/09CeredigionSchool Action Plus
30.1Percentage of pupils2008/09CeredigionAll Provisions
2.1Percentage of pupils2008/09PembrokeshireStatemented
13.1Percentage of pupils2008/09PembrokeshireSchool Action
12.8Percentage of pupils2008/09PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
28.1Percentage of pupils2008/09PembrokeshireAll Provisions
3.9Percentage of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireStatemented
14.9Percentage of pupils2008/09CarmarthenshireSchool Action
Showing 2,601 to 2,700 of 4,404 rows
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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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