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
6.5Percentage of pupils2019/20PowysSchool Action Plus
20.7Percentage of pupils2019/20PowysAll Provisions
1.2Percentage of pupils2019/20CeredigionStatemented
18.6Percentage of pupils2019/20CeredigionSchool Action
7.5Percentage of pupils2019/20CeredigionSchool Action Plus
27.3Percentage of pupils2019/20CeredigionAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireStatemented
14.7Percentage of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireSchool Action
8.0Percentage of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
24.9Percentage of pupils2019/20PembrokeshireAll Provisions
2.7Percentage of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireStatemented
15.5Percentage of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireSchool Action
9.0Percentage of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
27.2Percentage of pupils2019/20CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
4.3Percentage of pupils2019/20SwanseaStatemented
12.8Percentage of pupils2019/20SwanseaSchool Action
7.5Percentage of pupils2019/20SwanseaSchool Action Plus
24.6Percentage of pupils2019/20SwanseaAll Provisions
4.7Percentage of pupils2019/20Neath Port TalbotStatemented
11.8Percentage of pupils2019/20Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
7.3Percentage of pupils2019/20Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
23.8Percentage of pupils2019/20Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2019/20BridgendStatemented
9.5Percentage of pupils2019/20BridgendSchool Action
5.6Percentage of pupils2019/20BridgendSchool Action Plus
16.8Percentage of pupils2019/20BridgendAll Provisions
1.8Percentage of pupils2019/20Vale of GlamorganStatemented
7.6Percentage of pupils2019/20Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
5.0Percentage of pupils2019/20Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
14.4Percentage of pupils2019/20Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2019/20Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
12.1Percentage of pupils2019/20Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
6.1Percentage of pupils2019/20Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
21.2Percentage of pupils2019/20Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2019/20Merthyr TydfilStatemented
14.1Percentage of pupils2019/20Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
8.1Percentage of pupils2019/20Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
25.1Percentage of pupils2019/20Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
2.4Percentage of pupils2019/20CaerphillyStatemented
10.2Percentage of pupils2019/20CaerphillySchool Action
6.8Percentage of pupils2019/20CaerphillySchool Action Plus
19.4Percentage of pupils2019/20CaerphillyAll Provisions
2.6Percentage of pupils2019/20Blaenau GwentStatemented
8.8Percentage of pupils2019/20Blaenau GwentSchool Action
7.7Percentage of pupils2019/20Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
19.2Percentage of pupils2019/20Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
1.4Percentage of pupils2019/20TorfaenStatemented
10.4Percentage of pupils2019/20TorfaenSchool Action
9.5Percentage of pupils2019/20TorfaenSchool Action Plus
21.3Percentage of pupils2019/20TorfaenAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2019/20MonmouthshireStatemented
7.2Percentage of pupils2019/20MonmouthshireSchool Action
7.0Percentage of pupils2019/20MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
16.3Percentage of pupils2019/20MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2019/20NewportStatemented
9.5Percentage of pupils2019/20NewportSchool Action
7.4Percentage of pupils2019/20NewportSchool Action Plus
20.0Percentage of pupils2019/20NewportAll Provisions
3.5Percentage of pupils2019/20CardiffStatemented
9.2Percentage of pupils2019/20CardiffSchool Action
5.9Percentage of pupils2019/20CardiffSchool Action Plus
18.6Percentage of pupils2019/20CardiffAll Provisions
2.9 [t]Percentage of pupils2019/20WalesStatemented
10.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2019/20WalesSchool Action
7.1 [t]Percentage of pupils2019/20WalesSchool Action Plus
20.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2019/20WalesAll Provisions
3.1Percentage of pupils2020/21Isle of AngleseyStatemented
13.5Percentage of pupils2020/21Isle of AngleseySchool Action
6.7Percentage of pupils2020/21Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
23.3Percentage of pupils2020/21Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
2.8Percentage of pupils2020/21GwyneddStatemented
7.6Percentage of pupils2020/21GwyneddSchool Action
8.8Percentage of pupils2020/21GwyneddSchool Action Plus
19.2Percentage of pupils2020/21GwyneddAll Provisions
2.3Percentage of pupils2020/21ConwyStatemented
8.4Percentage of pupils2020/21ConwySchool Action
11.0Percentage of pupils2020/21ConwySchool Action Plus
21.6Percentage of pupils2020/21ConwyAll Provisions
2.8Percentage of pupils2020/21DenbighshireStatemented
8.0Percentage of pupils2020/21DenbighshireSchool Action
8.9Percentage of pupils2020/21DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
19.7Percentage of pupils2020/21DenbighshireAll Provisions
2.9Percentage of pupils2020/21FlintshireStatemented
10.0Percentage of pupils2020/21FlintshireSchool Action
4.4Percentage of pupils2020/21FlintshireSchool Action Plus
17.4Percentage of pupils2020/21FlintshireAll Provisions
3.6Percentage of pupils2020/21WrexhamStatemented
7.1Percentage of pupils2020/21WrexhamSchool Action
4.8Percentage of pupils2020/21WrexhamSchool Action Plus
15.5Percentage of pupils2020/21WrexhamAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2020/21PowysStatemented
12.5Percentage of pupils2020/21PowysSchool Action
6.8Percentage of pupils2020/21PowysSchool Action Plus
21.8Percentage of pupils2020/21PowysAll Provisions
1.1Percentage of pupils2020/21CeredigionStatemented
16.5Percentage of pupils2020/21CeredigionSchool Action
7.4Percentage of pupils2020/21CeredigionSchool Action Plus
25.1Percentage of pupils2020/21CeredigionAll Provisions
2.2Percentage of pupils2020/21PembrokeshireStatemented
14.5Percentage of pupils2020/21PembrokeshireSchool 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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