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
5.3Percentage of pupils2018/19FlintshireSchool Action Plus
19.9Percentage of pupils2018/19FlintshireAll Provisions
3.3Percentage of pupils2018/19WrexhamStatemented
10.2Percentage of pupils2018/19WrexhamSchool Action
5.8Percentage of pupils2018/19WrexhamSchool Action Plus
19.3Percentage of pupils2018/19WrexhamAll Provisions
2.3Percentage of pupils2018/19PowysStatemented
12.0Percentage of pupils2018/19PowysSchool Action
6.3Percentage of pupils2018/19PowysSchool Action Plus
20.6Percentage of pupils2018/19PowysAll Provisions
1.3Percentage of pupils2018/19CeredigionStatemented
19.5Percentage of pupils2018/19CeredigionSchool Action
6.9Percentage of pupils2018/19CeredigionSchool Action Plus
27.7Percentage of pupils2018/19CeredigionAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2018/19PembrokeshireStatemented
14.6Percentage of pupils2018/19PembrokeshireSchool Action
7.6Percentage of pupils2018/19PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
24.3Percentage of pupils2018/19PembrokeshireAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2018/19CarmarthenshireStatemented
15.2Percentage of pupils2018/19CarmarthenshireSchool Action
9.2Percentage of pupils2018/19CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
27.2Percentage of pupils2018/19CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
4.1Percentage of pupils2018/19SwanseaStatemented
13.9Percentage of pupils2018/19SwanseaSchool Action
6.7Percentage of pupils2018/19SwanseaSchool Action Plus
24.7Percentage of pupils2018/19SwanseaAll Provisions
4.5Percentage of pupils2018/19Neath Port TalbotStatemented
13.4Percentage of pupils2018/19Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
7.4Percentage of pupils2018/19Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
25.3Percentage of pupils2018/19Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2018/19BridgendStatemented
12.9Percentage of pupils2018/19BridgendSchool Action
5.6Percentage of pupils2018/19BridgendSchool Action Plus
20.2Percentage of pupils2018/19BridgendAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2018/19Vale of GlamorganStatemented
8.3Percentage of pupils2018/19Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
4.7Percentage of pupils2018/19Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
14.6Percentage of pupils2018/19Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2018/19Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
14.9Percentage of pupils2018/19Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
6.8Percentage of pupils2018/19Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
24.6Percentage of pupils2018/19Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
3.0Percentage of pupils2018/19Merthyr TydfilStatemented
15.3Percentage of pupils2018/19Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
9.1Percentage of pupils2018/19Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
27.4Percentage of pupils2018/19Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2018/19CaerphillyStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2018/19CaerphillySchool Action
7.1Percentage of pupils2018/19CaerphillySchool Action Plus
20.0Percentage of pupils2018/19CaerphillyAll Provisions
2.7Percentage of pupils2018/19Blaenau GwentStatemented
8.8Percentage of pupils2018/19Blaenau GwentSchool Action
7.8Percentage of pupils2018/19Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
19.4Percentage of pupils2018/19Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
1.4Percentage of pupils2018/19TorfaenStatemented
10.9Percentage of pupils2018/19TorfaenSchool Action
10.3Percentage of pupils2018/19TorfaenSchool Action Plus
22.6Percentage of pupils2018/19TorfaenAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2018/19MonmouthshireStatemented
8.0Percentage of pupils2018/19MonmouthshireSchool Action
7.3Percentage of pupils2018/19MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
17.3Percentage of pupils2018/19MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.2Percentage of pupils2018/19NewportStatemented
9.8Percentage of pupils2018/19NewportSchool Action
7.8Percentage of pupils2018/19NewportSchool Action Plus
20.9Percentage of pupils2018/19NewportAll Provisions
3.3Percentage of pupils2018/19CardiffStatemented
11.1Percentage of pupils2018/19CardiffSchool Action
6.2Percentage of pupils2018/19CardiffSchool Action Plus
20.6Percentage of pupils2018/19CardiffAll Provisions
2.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2018/19WalesStatemented
12.0 [t]Percentage of pupils2018/19WalesSchool Action
7.4 [t]Percentage of pupils2018/19WalesSchool Action Plus
22.2 [t]Percentage of pupils2018/19WalesAll Provisions
3.2Percentage of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyStatemented
10.7Percentage of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseySchool Action
7.2Percentage of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
21.0Percentage of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
2.8Percentage of pupils2019/20GwyneddStatemented
8.6Percentage of pupils2019/20GwyneddSchool Action
9.0Percentage of pupils2019/20GwyneddSchool Action Plus
20.5Percentage of pupils2019/20GwyneddAll Provisions
2.1Percentage of pupils2019/20ConwyStatemented
9.3Percentage of pupils2019/20ConwySchool Action
10.4Percentage of pupils2019/20ConwySchool Action Plus
21.8Percentage of pupils2019/20ConwyAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2019/20DenbighshireStatemented
8.6Percentage of pupils2019/20DenbighshireSchool Action
10.4Percentage of pupils2019/20DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
21.9Percentage of pupils2019/20DenbighshireAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2019/20FlintshireStatemented
10.8Percentage of pupils2019/20FlintshireSchool Action
5.0Percentage of pupils2019/20FlintshireSchool Action Plus
18.6Percentage of pupils2019/20FlintshireAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2019/20WrexhamStatemented
8.5Percentage of pupils2019/20WrexhamSchool Action
5.7Percentage of pupils2019/20WrexhamSchool Action Plus
17.8Percentage of pupils2019/20WrexhamAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2019/20PowysStatemented
11.8Percentage of pupils2019/20PowysSchool 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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