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
9.1Percentage of pupils2016/17Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
23.9Percentage of pupils2016/17Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2016/17GwyneddStatemented
9.3Percentage of pupils2016/17GwyneddSchool Action
10.2Percentage of pupils2016/17GwyneddSchool Action Plus
22.5Percentage of pupils2016/17GwyneddAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2016/17ConwyStatemented
9.5Percentage of pupils2016/17ConwySchool Action
11.2Percentage of pupils2016/17ConwySchool Action Plus
22.6Percentage of pupils2016/17ConwyAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2016/17DenbighshireStatemented
10.7Percentage of pupils2016/17DenbighshireSchool Action
11.5Percentage of pupils2016/17DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
24.6Percentage of pupils2016/17DenbighshireAll Provisions
2.3Percentage of pupils2016/17FlintshireStatemented
12.5Percentage of pupils2016/17FlintshireSchool Action
5.4Percentage of pupils2016/17FlintshireSchool Action Plus
20.2Percentage of pupils2016/17FlintshireAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2016/17WrexhamStatemented
10.8Percentage of pupils2016/17WrexhamSchool Action
5.7Percentage of pupils2016/17WrexhamSchool Action Plus
19.4Percentage of pupils2016/17WrexhamAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2016/17PowysStatemented
10.7Percentage of pupils2016/17PowysSchool Action
6.4Percentage of pupils2016/17PowysSchool Action Plus
19.5Percentage of pupils2016/17PowysAll Provisions
1.5Percentage of pupils2016/17CeredigionStatemented
21.5Percentage of pupils2016/17CeredigionSchool Action
6.1Percentage of pupils2016/17CeredigionSchool Action Plus
29.1Percentage of pupils2016/17CeredigionAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireStatemented
16.7Percentage of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireSchool Action
7.4Percentage of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
26.3Percentage of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireAll Provisions
3.2Percentage of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireStatemented
16.1Percentage of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireSchool Action
9.3Percentage of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
28.6Percentage of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
4.1Percentage of pupils2016/17SwanseaStatemented
15.3Percentage of pupils2016/17SwanseaSchool Action
6.4Percentage of pupils2016/17SwanseaSchool Action Plus
25.8Percentage of pupils2016/17SwanseaAll Provisions
3.8Percentage of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotStatemented
14.6Percentage of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
7.6Percentage of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
26.1Percentage of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.6Percentage of pupils2016/17BridgendStatemented
12.8Percentage of pupils2016/17BridgendSchool Action
5.5Percentage of pupils2016/17BridgendSchool Action Plus
19.9Percentage of pupils2016/17BridgendAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganStatemented
9.9Percentage of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
5.1Percentage of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
16.8Percentage of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2016/17Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
16.5Percentage of pupils2016/17Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
6.4Percentage of pupils2016/17Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
25.3Percentage of pupils2016/17Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2016/17Merthyr TydfilStatemented
16.8Percentage of pupils2016/17Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
9.9Percentage of pupils2016/17Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
29.3Percentage of pupils2016/17Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2016/17CaerphillyStatemented
10.7Percentage of pupils2016/17CaerphillySchool Action
7.5Percentage of pupils2016/17CaerphillySchool Action Plus
20.7Percentage of pupils2016/17CaerphillyAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2016/17Blaenau GwentStatemented
9.2Percentage of pupils2016/17Blaenau GwentSchool Action
8.5Percentage of pupils2016/17Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
20.6Percentage of pupils2016/17Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
1.4Percentage of pupils2016/17TorfaenStatemented
10.1Percentage of pupils2016/17TorfaenSchool Action
9.4Percentage of pupils2016/17TorfaenSchool Action Plus
20.9Percentage of pupils2016/17TorfaenAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2016/17MonmouthshireStatemented
8.6Percentage of pupils2016/17MonmouthshireSchool Action
6.4Percentage of pupils2016/17MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
17.4Percentage of pupils2016/17MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2016/17NewportStatemented
9.9Percentage of pupils2016/17NewportSchool Action
7.3Percentage of pupils2016/17NewportSchool Action Plus
20.8Percentage of pupils2016/17NewportAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2016/17CardiffStatemented
12.2Percentage of pupils2016/17CardiffSchool Action
5.7Percentage of pupils2016/17CardiffSchool Action Plus
20.9Percentage of pupils2016/17CardiffAll Provisions
2.7 [t]Percentage of pupils2016/17WalesStatemented
12.7 [t]Percentage of pupils2016/17WalesSchool Action
7.2 [t]Percentage of pupils2016/17WalesSchool Action Plus
22.6 [t]Percentage of pupils2016/17WalesAll Provisions
3.3Percentage of pupils2017/18Isle of AngleseyStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2017/18Isle of AngleseySchool Action
8.9Percentage of pupils2017/18Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
22.6Percentage of pupils2017/18Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2017/18GwyneddStatemented
10.5Percentage of pupils2017/18GwyneddSchool Action
9.6Percentage of pupils2017/18GwyneddSchool Action Plus
23.1Percentage of pupils2017/18GwyneddAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2017/18ConwyStatemented
10.8Percentage of pupils2017/18ConwySchool 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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