Reports of additional learning or special educational needs in maintained schools by local authority, type of need and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityNeed
80Number of pupils2016/17PowysHearing impairment
50Number of pupils2016/17PowysVisual impairment
10Number of pupils2016/17PowysMulti-sensory impairment
605Number of pupils2016/17PowysSpeech, language and communication difficulties
1,005Number of pupils2016/17PowysBehavioural, emotional and social difficulties
635Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionModerate learning difficulties
1,150Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionGeneral learning difficulties
45Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionSevere learning difficulties
20Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionProfound & multiple learning difficulties
330Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionDyslexia
95Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionDyscalculia
25Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionDyspraxia
35Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
85Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionAutistic Spectrum Disorders
105Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionPhysical and medical difficulties
55Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionHearing impairment
20Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionVisual impairment
5Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionMulti-sensory impairment
375Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionSpeech, language and communication difficulties
365Number of pupils2016/17CeredigionBehavioural, emotional and social difficulties
1,245Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireModerate learning difficulties
465Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireGeneral learning difficulties
215Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireSevere learning difficulties
90Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireProfound & multiple learning difficulties
700Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireDyslexia
70Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireDyscalculia
100Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireDyspraxia
180Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
380Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireAutistic Spectrum Disorders
270Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshirePhysical and medical difficulties
100Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireHearing impairment
75Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireVisual impairment
10Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireMulti-sensory impairment
1,230Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireSpeech, language and communication difficulties
1,040Number of pupils2016/17PembrokeshireBehavioural, emotional and social difficulties
1,935Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireModerate learning difficulties
2,760Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireGeneral learning difficulties
260Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireSevere learning difficulties
90Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireProfound & multiple learning difficulties
370Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireDyslexia
45Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireDyscalculia
60Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireDyspraxia
105Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
255Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireAutistic Spectrum Disorders
510Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshirePhysical and medical difficulties
165Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireHearing impairment
100Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireVisual impairment
20Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireMulti-sensory impairment
1,925Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireSpeech, language and communication difficulties
1,795Number of pupils2016/17CarmarthenshireBehavioural, emotional and social difficulties
2,440Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaModerate learning difficulties
2,710Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaGeneral learning difficulties
115Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaSevere learning difficulties
70Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaProfound & multiple learning difficulties
450Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaDyslexia
[c]Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaDyscalculia
85Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaDyspraxia
140Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
600Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaAutistic Spectrum Disorders
550Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaPhysical and medical difficulties
195Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaHearing impairment
100Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaVisual impairment
10Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaMulti-sensory impairment
2,575Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaSpeech, language and communication difficulties
1,610Number of pupils2016/17SwanseaBehavioural, emotional and social difficulties
665Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotModerate learning difficulties
2,360Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotGeneral learning difficulties
110Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotSevere learning difficulties
30Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotProfound & multiple learning difficulties
120Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotDyslexia
5Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotDyscalculia
25Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotDyspraxia
135Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
450Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotAutistic Spectrum Disorders
240Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotPhysical and medical difficulties
245Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotHearing impairment
125Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotVisual impairment
15Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotMulti-sensory impairment
1,415Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotSpeech, language and communication difficulties
1,095Number of pupils2016/17Neath Port TalbotBehavioural, emotional and social difficulties
360Number of pupils2016/17BridgendModerate learning difficulties
1,890Number of pupils2016/17BridgendGeneral learning difficulties
110Number of pupils2016/17BridgendSevere learning difficulties
60Number of pupils2016/17BridgendProfound & multiple learning difficulties
475Number of pupils2016/17BridgendDyslexia
[c]Number of pupils2016/17BridgendDyscalculia
30Number of pupils2016/17BridgendDyspraxia
180Number of pupils2016/17BridgendAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
480Number of pupils2016/17BridgendAutistic Spectrum Disorders
225Number of pupils2016/17BridgendPhysical and medical difficulties
160Number of pupils2016/17BridgendHearing impairment
75Number of pupils2016/17BridgendVisual impairment
10Number of pupils2016/17BridgendMulti-sensory impairment
815Number of pupils2016/17BridgendSpeech, language and communication difficulties
940Number of pupils2016/17BridgendBehavioural, emotional and social difficulties
400Number of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganModerate learning difficulties
1,415Number of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganGeneral learning difficulties
80Number of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganSevere learning difficulties
45Number of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganProfound & multiple learning difficulties
495Number of pupils2016/17Vale of GlamorganDyslexia
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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 2016 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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Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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