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
8.1Percentage of pupils2011/12Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
30.8Percentage of pupils2011/12Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.7Percentage of pupils2011/12CaerphillyStatemented
9.7Percentage of pupils2011/12CaerphillySchool Action
8.0Percentage of pupils2011/12CaerphillySchool Action Plus
20.3Percentage of pupils2011/12CaerphillyAll Provisions
3.7Percentage of pupils2011/12Blaenau GwentStatemented
12.1Percentage of pupils2011/12Blaenau GwentSchool Action
9.0Percentage of pupils2011/12Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
24.9Percentage of pupils2011/12Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2011/12TorfaenStatemented
10.6Percentage of pupils2011/12TorfaenSchool Action
6.5Percentage of pupils2011/12TorfaenSchool Action Plus
19.1Percentage of pupils2011/12TorfaenAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2011/12MonmouthshireStatemented
7.7Percentage of pupils2011/12MonmouthshireSchool Action
5.6Percentage of pupils2011/12MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
16.9Percentage of pupils2011/12MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.4Percentage of pupils2011/12NewportStatemented
10.3Percentage of pupils2011/12NewportSchool Action
7.0Percentage of pupils2011/12NewportSchool Action Plus
20.8Percentage of pupils2011/12NewportAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2011/12CardiffStatemented
12.8Percentage of pupils2011/12CardiffSchool Action
5.8Percentage of pupils2011/12CardiffSchool Action Plus
21.7Percentage of pupils2011/12CardiffAll Provisions
2.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2011/12WalesStatemented
12.1 [t]Percentage of pupils2011/12WalesSchool Action
7.2 [t]Percentage of pupils2011/12WalesSchool Action Plus
22.1 [t]Percentage of pupils2011/12WalesAll Provisions
3.2Percentage of pupils2012/13Isle of AngleseyStatemented
10.0Percentage of pupils2012/13Isle of AngleseySchool Action
8.3Percentage of pupils2012/13Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
21.5Percentage of pupils2012/13Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2012/13GwyneddStatemented
11.0Percentage of pupils2012/13GwyneddSchool Action
8.2Percentage of pupils2012/13GwyneddSchool Action Plus
22.1Percentage of pupils2012/13GwyneddAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2012/13ConwyStatemented
10.1Percentage of pupils2012/13ConwySchool Action
9.3Percentage of pupils2012/13ConwySchool Action Plus
21.4Percentage of pupils2012/13ConwyAll Provisions
2.8Percentage of pupils2012/13DenbighshireStatemented
10.7Percentage of pupils2012/13DenbighshireSchool Action
10.0Percentage of pupils2012/13DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
23.4Percentage of pupils2012/13DenbighshireAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2012/13FlintshireStatemented
9.9Percentage of pupils2012/13FlintshireSchool Action
5.6Percentage of pupils2012/13FlintshireSchool Action Plus
17.9Percentage of pupils2012/13FlintshireAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2012/13WrexhamStatemented
9.5Percentage of pupils2012/13WrexhamSchool Action
4.4Percentage of pupils2012/13WrexhamSchool Action Plus
17.0Percentage of pupils2012/13WrexhamAll Provisions
2.6Percentage of pupils2012/13PowysStatemented
11.9Percentage of pupils2012/13PowysSchool Action
7.8Percentage of pupils2012/13PowysSchool Action Plus
22.3Percentage of pupils2012/13PowysAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2012/13CeredigionStatemented
13.6Percentage of pupils2012/13CeredigionSchool Action
12.5Percentage of pupils2012/13CeredigionSchool Action Plus
28.5Percentage of pupils2012/13CeredigionAll Provisions
1.9Percentage of pupils2012/13PembrokeshireStatemented
13.9Percentage of pupils2012/13PembrokeshireSchool Action
14.0Percentage of pupils2012/13PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
29.8Percentage of pupils2012/13PembrokeshireAll Provisions
3.9Percentage of pupils2012/13CarmarthenshireStatemented
15.1Percentage of pupils2012/13CarmarthenshireSchool Action
9.0Percentage of pupils2012/13CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
28.0Percentage of pupils2012/13CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
3.9Percentage of pupils2012/13SwanseaStatemented
12.9Percentage of pupils2012/13SwanseaSchool Action
6.9Percentage of pupils2012/13SwanseaSchool Action Plus
23.8Percentage of pupils2012/13SwanseaAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2012/13Neath Port TalbotStatemented
14.7Percentage of pupils2012/13Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
7.1Percentage of pupils2012/13Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
25.4Percentage of pupils2012/13Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.6Percentage of pupils2012/13BridgendStatemented
13.5Percentage of pupils2012/13BridgendSchool Action
6.3Percentage of pupils2012/13BridgendSchool Action Plus
21.4Percentage of pupils2012/13BridgendAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2012/13Vale of GlamorganStatemented
12.6Percentage of pupils2012/13Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
4.6Percentage of pupils2012/13Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
19.5Percentage of pupils2012/13Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
1.5Percentage of pupils2012/13Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
14.5Percentage of pupils2012/13Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
5.8Percentage of pupils2012/13Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
21.8Percentage of pupils2012/13Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
1.8Percentage of pupils2012/13Merthyr TydfilStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2012/13Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
18.4Percentage of pupils2012/13Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
30.7Percentage of pupils2012/13Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2012/13CaerphillyStatemented
9.8Percentage of pupils2012/13CaerphillySchool Action
7.8Percentage of pupils2012/13CaerphillySchool Action Plus
20.2Percentage of pupils2012/13CaerphillyAll Provisions
3.7Percentage of pupils2012/13Blaenau GwentStatemented
11.5Percentage of pupils2012/13Blaenau GwentSchool 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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