Pupils in maintained schools with additional learning or special educational needs by local authority, type of provision and year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Provision
765	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Statemented
2,785	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	School Action
2,305	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	School Action Plus
5,855	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	All Provisions
380	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Statemented
1,230	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	School Action
920	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	School Action Plus
2,530	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	All Provisions
310	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Statemented
1,675	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	School Action
1,030	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	School Action Plus
3,020	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	All Provisions
425	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Statemented
900	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	School Action
660	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	School Action Plus
1,985	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	All Provisions
825	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Statemented
2,495	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	School Action
1,700	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	School Action Plus
5,020	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	All Provisions
1,580	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Statemented
6,535	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	School Action
2,960	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	School Action Plus
11,075	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	All Provisions
13,100 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Statemented
56,510 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	School Action
33,430 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	School Action Plus
103,040 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	All Provisions
305	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Statemented
955	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	School Action
790	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	School Action Plus
2,050	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	All Provisions
505	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Statemented
1,880	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	School Action
1,400	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	School Action Plus
3,785	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	All Provisions
315	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	Statemented
1,630	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	School Action
1,490	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	School Action Plus
3,435	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	All Provisions
435	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	Statemented
1,675	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	School Action
1,555	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	School Action Plus
3,665	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	All Provisions
570	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	Statemented
2,340	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	School Action
1,330	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	School Action Plus
4,245	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	All Provisions
590	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	Statemented
1,820	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	School Action
855	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	School Action Plus
3,260	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	All Provisions
500	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	Statemented
2,250	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	School Action
1,480	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	School Action Plus
4,235	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	All Provisions
225	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	Statemented
1,295	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	School Action
1,195	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	School Action Plus
2,715	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	All Provisions
340	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	Statemented
2,525	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	School Action
2,540	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	School Action Plus
5,405	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	All Provisions
1,045	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	Statemented
4,100	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	School Action
2,430	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	School Action Plus
7,575	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	All Provisions
1,380	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	Statemented
4,545	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	School Action
2,425	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	School Action Plus
8,350	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	All Provisions
735	Number of pupils	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	Statemented
3,010	Number of pupils	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	School Action
1,465	Number of pupils	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	School Action Plus
5,210	Number of pupils	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	All Provisions
350	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	Statemented
3,045	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	School Action
1,405	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	School Action Plus
4,800	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	All Provisions
490	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	Statemented
2,765	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	School Action
1,020	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	School Action Plus
4,275	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	All Provisions
595	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Statemented
5,680	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	School Action
2,260	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	School Action Plus
8,530	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	All Provisions
170	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Statemented
960	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	School Action
1,690	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	School Action Plus
2,820	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	All Provisions
725	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Statemented
2,825	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	School Action
2,250	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	School Action Plus
5,800	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	All Provisions
360	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Statemented
1,120	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	School Action
975	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	School Action Plus
2,455	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	All Provisions

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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.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: school.stats@gov.wales

Metadata

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