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
1.8Percentage of pupils2023/24Neath Port TalbotLocal authority maintained individual development plan
13.5Percentage of pupils2023/24Neath Port TalbotAll Provisions
0.8Percentage of pupils2023/24BridgendStatemented
1.1Percentage of pupils2023/24BridgendSchool Action
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24BridgendSchool Action Plus
3.7Percentage of pupils2023/24BridgendSchool maintained individual development plan
1.1Percentage of pupils2023/24BridgendLocal authority maintained individual development plan
8.0Percentage of pupils2023/24BridgendAll Provisions
1.2Percentage of pupils2023/24Vale of GlamorganStatemented
2.7Percentage of pupils2023/24Vale of GlamorganSchool Action
1.4Percentage of pupils2023/24Vale of GlamorganSchool Action Plus
4.4Percentage of pupils2023/24Vale of GlamorganSchool maintained individual development plan
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24Vale of GlamorganLocal authority maintained individual development plan
11.1Percentage of pupils2023/24Vale of GlamorganAll Provisions
1.5Percentage of pupils2023/24Rhondda Cynon TafStatemented
1.4Percentage of pupils2023/24Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action
1.0Percentage of pupils2023/24Rhondda Cynon TafSchool Action Plus
2.3Percentage of pupils2023/24Rhondda Cynon TafSchool maintained individual development plan
1.7Percentage of pupils2023/24Rhondda Cynon TafLocal authority maintained individual development plan
7.9Percentage of pupils2023/24Rhondda Cynon TafAll Provisions
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24Merthyr TydfilStatemented
3.0Percentage of pupils2023/24Merthyr TydfilSchool Action
5.8Percentage of pupils2023/24Merthyr TydfilSchool Action Plus
2.3Percentage of pupils2023/24Merthyr TydfilSchool maintained individual development plan
2.4Percentage of pupils2023/24Merthyr TydfilLocal authority maintained individual development plan
14.8Percentage of pupils2023/24Merthyr TydfilAll Provisions
1.5Percentage of pupils2023/24CaerphillyStatemented
4.5Percentage of pupils2023/24CaerphillySchool Action
3.9Percentage of pupils2023/24CaerphillySchool Action Plus
2.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CaerphillySchool maintained individual development plan
0.2Percentage of pupils2023/24CaerphillyLocal authority maintained individual development plan
12.2Percentage of pupils2023/24CaerphillyAll Provisions
1.6Percentage of pupils2023/24Blaenau GwentStatemented
2.3Percentage of pupils2023/24Blaenau GwentSchool Action
2.9Percentage of pupils2023/24Blaenau GwentSchool Action Plus
1.1Percentage of pupils2023/24Blaenau GwentSchool maintained individual development plan
2.3Percentage of pupils2023/24Blaenau GwentLocal authority maintained individual development plan
10.1Percentage of pupils2023/24Blaenau GwentAll Provisions
0.9Percentage of pupils2023/24TorfaenStatemented
2.5Percentage of pupils2023/24TorfaenSchool Action
3.6Percentage of pupils2023/24TorfaenSchool Action Plus
4.0Percentage of pupils2023/24TorfaenSchool maintained individual development plan
1.4Percentage of pupils2023/24TorfaenLocal authority maintained individual development plan
12.4Percentage of pupils2023/24TorfaenAll Provisions
1.7Percentage of pupils2023/24MonmouthshireStatemented
4.0Percentage of pupils2023/24MonmouthshireSchool Action
3.4Percentage of pupils2023/24MonmouthshireSchool Action Plus
2.1Percentage of pupils2023/24MonmouthshireSchool maintained individual development plan
0.5Percentage of pupils2023/24MonmouthshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
11.6Percentage of pupils2023/24MonmouthshireAll Provisions
2.3Percentage of pupils2023/24NewportStatemented
2.0Percentage of pupils2023/24NewportSchool Action
2.5Percentage of pupils2023/24NewportSchool Action Plus
2.3Percentage of pupils2023/24NewportSchool maintained individual development plan
0.9Percentage of pupils2023/24NewportLocal authority maintained individual development plan
10.1Percentage of pupils2023/24NewportAll Provisions
1.3Percentage of pupils2023/24CardiffStatemented
1.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CardiffSchool Action
0.8Percentage of pupils2023/24CardiffSchool Action Plus
4.8Percentage of pupils2023/24CardiffSchool maintained individual development plan
0.1Percentage of pupils2023/24CardiffLocal authority maintained individual development plan
8.0Percentage of pupils2023/24CardiffAll Provisions
1.6 [t]Percentage of pupils2023/24WalesStatemented
2.8 [t]Percentage of pupils2023/24WalesSchool Action
2.2 [t]Percentage of pupils2023/24WalesSchool Action Plus
3.4 [t]Percentage of pupils2023/24WalesSchool maintained individual development plan
1.2 [t]Percentage of pupils2023/24WalesLocal authority maintained individual development plan
11.2 [t]Percentage of pupils2023/24WalesAll Provisions
0.1Percentage of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseyStatemented
3.1Percentage of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseySchool Action
1.0Percentage of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseySchool Action Plus
8.1Percentage of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseySchool maintained individual development plan
4.9Percentage of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseyLocal authority maintained individual development plan
17.3Percentage of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseyAll Provisions
0.2Percentage of pupils2024/25GwyneddStatemented
2.1Percentage of pupils2024/25GwyneddSchool Action
1.1Percentage of pupils2024/25GwyneddSchool Action Plus
7.4Percentage of pupils2024/25GwyneddSchool maintained individual development plan
4.6Percentage of pupils2024/25GwyneddLocal authority maintained individual development plan
15.4Percentage of pupils2024/25GwyneddAll Provisions
0.2Percentage of pupils2024/25ConwyStatemented
0.4Percentage of pupils2024/25ConwySchool Action
0.5Percentage of pupils2024/25ConwySchool Action Plus
3.8Percentage of pupils2024/25ConwySchool maintained individual development plan
4.6Percentage of pupils2024/25ConwyLocal authority maintained individual development plan
9.5Percentage of pupils2024/25ConwyAll Provisions
0.3Percentage of pupils2024/25DenbighshireStatemented
0.4Percentage of pupils2024/25DenbighshireSchool Action
0.3Percentage of pupils2024/25DenbighshireSchool Action Plus
3.8Percentage of pupils2024/25DenbighshireSchool maintained individual development plan
1.1Percentage of pupils2024/25DenbighshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
6.0Percentage of pupils2024/25DenbighshireAll Provisions
0.7Percentage of pupils2024/25FlintshireStatemented
1.0Percentage of pupils2024/25FlintshireSchool Action
0.5Percentage of pupils2024/25FlintshireSchool Action Plus
6.9Percentage of pupils2024/25FlintshireSchool maintained individual development plan
1.2Percentage of pupils2024/25FlintshireLocal authority maintained individual development plan
10.2Percentage of pupils2024/25FlintshireAll Provisions
0.7Percentage of pupils2024/25WrexhamStatemented
[c]Percentage of pupils2024/25WrexhamSchool Action Plus
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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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