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
11.0Percentage of pupils2017/18ConwySchool Action Plus
23.9Percentage of pupils2017/18ConwyAll Provisions
2.7Percentage of pupils2017/18DenbighshireStatemented
10.6Percentage of pupils2017/18DenbighshireSchool Action
12.2Percentage of pupils2017/18DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
25.5Percentage of pupils2017/18DenbighshireAll Provisions
2.3Percentage of pupils2017/18FlintshireStatemented
12.2Percentage of pupils2017/18FlintshireSchool Action
5.5Percentage of pupils2017/18FlintshireSchool Action Plus
20.0Percentage of pupils2017/18FlintshireAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2017/18WrexhamStatemented
10.7Percentage of pupils2017/18WrexhamSchool Action
5.6Percentage of pupils2017/18WrexhamSchool Action Plus
19.4Percentage of pupils2017/18WrexhamAll Provisions
2.3Percentage of pupils2017/18PowysStatemented
11.0Percentage of pupils2017/18PowysSchool Action
6.3Percentage of pupils2017/18PowysSchool Action Plus
19.6Percentage of pupils2017/18PowysAll Provisions
1.4Percentage of pupils2017/18CeredigionStatemented
20.5Percentage of pupils2017/18CeredigionSchool Action
6.3Percentage of pupils2017/18CeredigionSchool Action Plus
28.2Percentage of pupils2017/18CeredigionAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2017/18PembrokeshireStatemented
14.8Percentage of pupils2017/18PembrokeshireSchool Action
7.8Percentage of pupils2017/18PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
24.7Percentage of pupils2017/18PembrokeshireAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2017/18CarmarthenshireStatemented
14.8Percentage of pupils2017/18CarmarthenshireSchool Action
9.2Percentage of pupils2017/18CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
27.1Percentage of pupils2017/18CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
4.1Percentage of pupils2017/18SwanseaStatemented
15.1Percentage of pupils2017/18SwanseaSchool Action
6.7Percentage of pupils2017/18SwanseaSchool Action Plus
25.9Percentage of pupils2017/18SwanseaAll Provisions
4.1Percentage of pupils2017/18Neath Port TalbotStatemented
14.0Percentage of pupils2017/18Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
7.4Percentage of pupils2017/18Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
25.5Percentage of pupils2017/18Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2017/18BridgendStatemented
12.7Percentage of pupils2017/18BridgendSchool Action
5.8Percentage of pupils2017/18BridgendSchool Action Plus
20.2Percentage of pupils2017/18BridgendAll Provisions
1.6Percentage of pupils2017/18Vale of GlamorganStatemented
9.2Percentage of pupils2017/18Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
5.2Percentage of pupils2017/18Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
16.1Percentage of pupils2017/18Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
2.7Percentage of pupils2017/18Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
16.3Percentage of pupils2017/18Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
6.5Percentage of pupils2017/18Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
25.5Percentage of pupils2017/18Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2017/18Merthyr TydfilStatemented
16.3Percentage of pupils2017/18Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
9.8Percentage of pupils2017/18Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
29.0Percentage of pupils2017/18Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2017/18CaerphillyStatemented
10.3Percentage of pupils2017/18CaerphillySchool Action
7.5Percentage of pupils2017/18CaerphillySchool Action Plus
20.3Percentage of pupils2017/18CaerphillyAll Provisions
2.7Percentage of pupils2017/18Blaenau GwentStatemented
9.5Percentage of pupils2017/18Blaenau GwentSchool Action
10.3Percentage of pupils2017/18Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
22.5Percentage of pupils2017/18Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
1.4Percentage of pupils2017/18TorfaenStatemented
10.8Percentage of pupils2017/18TorfaenSchool Action
10.5Percentage of pupils2017/18TorfaenSchool Action Plus
22.7Percentage of pupils2017/18TorfaenAll Provisions
2.3Percentage of pupils2017/18MonmouthshireStatemented
7.8Percentage of pupils2017/18MonmouthshireSchool Action
7.2Percentage of pupils2017/18MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
17.2Percentage of pupils2017/18MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.5Percentage of pupils2017/18NewportStatemented
9.5Percentage of pupils2017/18NewportSchool Action
8.0Percentage of pupils2017/18NewportSchool Action Plus
21.0Percentage of pupils2017/18NewportAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2017/18CardiffStatemented
11.9Percentage of pupils2017/18CardiffSchool Action
6.0Percentage of pupils2017/18CardiffSchool Action Plus
21.1Percentage of pupils2017/18CardiffAll Provisions
2.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2017/18WalesStatemented
12.4 [t]Percentage of pupils2017/18WalesSchool Action
7.4 [t]Percentage of pupils2017/18WalesSchool Action Plus
22.6 [t]Percentage of pupils2017/18WalesAll Provisions
3.3Percentage of pupils2018/19Isle of AngleseyStatemented
11.0Percentage of pupils2018/19Isle of AngleseySchool Action
9.1Percentage of pupils2018/19Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
23.3Percentage of pupils2018/19Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2018/19GwyneddStatemented
10.1Percentage of pupils2018/19GwyneddSchool Action
9.4Percentage of pupils2018/19GwyneddSchool Action Plus
22.5Percentage of pupils2018/19GwyneddAll Provisions
2.1Percentage of pupils2018/19ConwyStatemented
10.5Percentage of pupils2018/19ConwySchool Action
11.4Percentage of pupils2018/19ConwySchool Action Plus
23.9Percentage of pupils2018/19ConwyAll Provisions
2.7Percentage of pupils2018/19DenbighshireStatemented
10.5Percentage of pupils2018/19DenbighshireSchool Action
12.1Percentage of pupils2018/19DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
25.4Percentage of pupils2018/19DenbighshireAll Provisions
2.6Percentage of pupils2018/19FlintshireStatemented
11.9Percentage of pupils2018/19FlintshireSchool Action
Showing 3,501 to 3,600 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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