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
1.4Percentage of pupils2022/23TorfaenStatemented
6.1Percentage of pupils2022/23TorfaenSchool Action
7.4Percentage of pupils2022/23TorfaenSchool Action Plus
1.5Percentage of pupils2022/23TorfaenSchool maintained individual development plan
0.3Percentage of pupils2022/23TorfaenLocal authority maintained individual development plan
16.7Percentage of pupils2022/23TorfaenAll Provisions
1.8Percentage of pupils2022/23MonmouthshireStatemented
7.2Percentage of pupils2022/23MonmouthshireSchool Action
5.3Percentage of pupils2022/23MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
0.9Percentage of pupils2022/23MonmouthshireSchool maintained individual development plan
0.3Percentage of pupils2022/23MonmouthshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
15.5Percentage of pupils2022/23MonmouthshireAll Provisions
3.5Percentage of pupils2022/23NewportStatemented
4.9Percentage of pupils2022/23NewportSchool Action
4.2Percentage of pupils2022/23NewportSchool Action Plus
0.7Percentage of pupils2022/23NewportSchool maintained individual development plan
0.4Percentage of pupils2022/23NewportLocal authority maintained individual development plan
13.6Percentage of pupils2022/23NewportAll Provisions
2.8Percentage of pupils2022/23CardiffStatemented
1.5Percentage of pupils2022/23CardiffSchool Action
1.4Percentage of pupils2022/23CardiffSchool Action Plus
2.8Percentage of pupils2022/23CardiffSchool maintained individual development plan
0.1Percentage of pupils2022/23CardiffLocal authority maintained individual development plan
8.5Percentage of pupils2022/23CardiffAll Provisions
2.6 [t]Percentage of pupils2022/23WalesStatemented
4.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2022/23WalesSchool Action
3.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2022/23WalesSchool Action Plus
1.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2022/23WalesSchool maintained individual development plan
0.5 [t]Percentage of pupils2022/23WalesLocal authority maintained individual development plan
13.4 [t]Percentage of pupils2022/23WalesAll Provisions
0.5Percentage of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseyStatemented
4.3Percentage of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseySchool Action
2.0Percentage of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
5.4Percentage of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseySchool maintained individual development plan
3.9Percentage of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseyLocal authority maintained individual development plan
16.1Percentage of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
1.1Percentage of pupils2023/24GwyneddStatemented
3.2Percentage of pupils2023/24GwyneddSchool Action
2.9Percentage of pupils2023/24GwyneddSchool Action Plus
5.5Percentage of pupils2023/24GwyneddSchool maintained individual development plan
3.4Percentage of pupils2023/24GwyneddLocal authority maintained individual development plan
16.1Percentage of pupils2023/24GwyneddAll Provisions
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24ConwyStatemented
2.2Percentage of pupils2023/24ConwySchool Action
3.0Percentage of pupils2023/24ConwySchool Action Plus
2.7Percentage of pupils2023/24ConwySchool maintained individual development plan
2.5Percentage of pupils2023/24ConwyLocal authority maintained individual development plan
11.8Percentage of pupils2023/24ConwyAll Provisions
1.6Percentage of pupils2023/24DenbighshireStatemented
2.4Percentage of pupils2023/24DenbighshireSchool Action
3.1Percentage of pupils2023/24DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
2.2Percentage of pupils2023/24DenbighshireSchool maintained individual development plan
0.6Percentage of pupils2023/24DenbighshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
10.0Percentage of pupils2023/24DenbighshireAll Provisions
1.8Percentage of pupils2023/24FlintshireStatemented
3.1Percentage of pupils2023/24FlintshireSchool Action
1.5Percentage of pupils2023/24FlintshireSchool Action Plus
3.9Percentage of pupils2023/24FlintshireSchool maintained individual development plan
0.6Percentage of pupils2023/24FlintshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
10.9Percentage of pupils2023/24FlintshireAll Provisions
2.0Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamStatemented
0.8Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSchool Action
0.7Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSchool Action Plus
3.5Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamSchool maintained individual development plan
0.3Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamLocal authority maintained individual development plan
7.3Percentage of pupils2023/24WrexhamAll Provisions
1.2Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysStatemented
8.7Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSchool Action
2.3Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSchool Action Plus
4.5Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysSchool maintained individual development plan
1.8Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysLocal authority maintained individual development plan
18.6Percentage of pupils2023/24PowysAll Provisions
0.7Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionStatemented
1.9Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSchool Action
1.4Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSchool Action Plus
5.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionSchool maintained individual development plan
0.9Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionLocal authority maintained individual development plan
9.9Percentage of pupils2023/24CeredigionAll Provisions
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireStatemented
5.0Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSchool Action
3.0Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSchool Action Plus
2.1Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireSchool maintained individual development plan
1.4Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
12.8Percentage of pupils2023/24PembrokeshireAll Provisions
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshireStatemented
3.3Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshireSchool Action
1.6Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshireSchool Action Plus
3.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshireSchool maintained individual development plan
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
10.5Percentage of pupils2023/24CarmarthenshireAll Provisions
2.5Percentage of pupils2023/24SwanseaStatemented
5.2Percentage of pupils2023/24SwanseaSchool Action
3.3Percentage of pupils2023/24SwanseaSchool Action Plus
3.3Percentage of pupils2023/24SwanseaSchool maintained individual development plan
0.7Percentage of pupils2023/24SwanseaLocal authority maintained individual development plan
15.0Percentage of pupils2023/24SwanseaAll Provisions
4.2Percentage of pupils2023/24Neath Port TalbotStatemented
2.2Percentage of pupils2023/24Neath Port TalbotSchool Action
1.9Percentage of pupils2023/24Neath Port TalbotSchool Action Plus
3.5Percentage of pupils2023/24Neath Port TalbotSchool maintained individual development plan
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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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