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

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

Data values	Data description	Year	Provision	Need
760	Number of pupils	2024/25	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
19,430	Number of pupils	2016/17	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
50	Number of pupils	2021/22	Local authority maintained individual development plan	Moderate learning difficulties
1,905	Number of pupils	2020/21	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
12,600	Number of pupils	2019/20	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
3,235	Number of pupils	2021/22	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
2,310	Number of pupils	2016/17	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
12,170	Number of pupils	2016/17	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
14,760	Number of pupils	2018/19	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
2,025	Number of pupils	2018/19	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
2,045	Number of pupils	2022/23	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
1,995	Number of pupils	2023/24	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
3,975	Number of pupils	2018/19	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
7,200	Number of pupils	2019/20	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
8,765	Number of pupils	2018/19	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
12,285	Number of pupils	2021/22	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
3,115	Number of pupils	2020/21	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
2,040	Number of pupils	2021/22	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
11,385	Number of pupils	2020/21	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
3,370	Number of pupils	2022/23	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
6,365	Number of pupils	2020/21	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
16,875	Number of pupils	2017/18	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
1,935	Number of pupils	2019/20	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
10,200	Number of pupils	2017/18	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
1,380	Number of pupils	2024/25	Local authority maintained individual development plan	Moderate learning difficulties
7,555	Number of pupils	2022/23	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
6,490	Number of pupils	2021/22	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
1,890	Number of pupils	2022/23	School maintained individual development plan	Moderate learning difficulties
3,475	Number of pupils	2023/24	School maintained individual development plan	Moderate learning difficulties
795	Number of pupils	2023/24	Local authority maintained individual development plan	Moderate learning difficulties
475	Number of pupils	2024/25	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
15,150	Number of pupils	2022/23	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
11,740	Number of pupils	2023/24	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
4,245	Number of pupils	2023/24	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
1,620	Number of pupils	2024/25	School Action	Moderate learning difficulties
9,305	Number of pupils	2024/25	All Provisions	Moderate learning difficulties
475	Number of pupils	2021/22	School maintained individual development plan	Moderate learning difficulties
5,070	Number of pupils	2024/25	School maintained individual development plan	Moderate learning difficulties
290	Number of pupils	2022/23	Local authority maintained individual development plan	Moderate learning difficulties
3,465	Number of pupils	2019/20	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
4,950	Number of pupils	2016/17	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
2,155	Number of pupils	2017/18	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
1,230	Number of pupils	2023/24	Statemented	Moderate learning difficulties
4,525	Number of pupils	2017/18	School Action Plus	Moderate learning difficulties
1,005	Number of pupils	2017/18	Statemented	General learning difficulties
1,440	Number of pupils	2020/21	Statemented	General learning difficulties
30,655	Number of pupils	2020/21	All Provisions	General learning difficulties
1,305	Number of pupils	2019/20	Statemented	General learning difficulties
20	Number of pupils	2021/22	Local authority maintained individual development plan	General learning difficulties
1,150	Number of pupils	2018/19	Statemented	General learning difficulties
500	Number of pupils	2021/22	School maintained individual development plan	General learning difficulties
7,500	Number of pupils	2020/21	School Action Plus	General learning difficulties
920	Number of pupils	2016/17	Statemented	General learning difficulties
3,460	Number of pupils	2021/22	School Action Plus	General learning difficulties
36,415	Number of pupils	2017/18	All Provisions	General learning difficulties
21,710	Number of pupils	2020/21	School Action	General learning difficulties
26,855	Number of pupils	2018/19	School Action	General learning difficulties
36,180	Number of pupils	2016/17	All Provisions	General learning difficulties
8,385	Number of pupils	2018/19	School Action Plus	General learning difficulties
8,285	Number of pupils	2017/18	School Action Plus	General learning difficulties
27,125	Number of pupils	2017/18	School Action	General learning difficulties
23,845	Number of pupils	2019/20	School Action	General learning difficulties
33,170	Number of pupils	2019/20	All Provisions	General learning difficulties
8,025	Number of pupils	2019/20	School Action Plus	General learning difficulties
985	Number of pupils	2021/22	Statemented	General learning difficulties
36,390	Number of pupils	2018/19	All Provisions	General learning difficulties
8,890	Number of pupils	2021/22	School Action	General learning difficulties
7,985	Number of pupils	2016/17	School Action Plus	General learning difficulties
27,280	Number of pupils	2016/17	School Action	General learning difficulties
13,855	Number of pupils	2021/22	All Provisions	General learning difficulties
2,290	Number of pupils	2017/18	Statemented	Severe learning difficulties
2,745	Number of pupils	2020/21	All Provisions	Severe learning difficulties
765	Number of pupils	2023/24	School maintained individual development plan	Severe learning difficulties
2,410	Number of pupils	2018/19	Statemented	Severe learning difficulties
430	Number of pupils	2020/21	School Action Plus	Severe learning difficulties
2,350	Number of pupils	2019/20	Statemented	Severe learning difficulties
70	Number of pupils	2019/20	School Action	Severe learning difficulties
150	Number of pupils	2023/24	School Action Plus	Severe learning difficulties
2,255	Number of pupils	2020/21	Statemented	Severe learning difficulties
2,880	Number of pupils	2019/20	All Provisions	Severe learning difficulties
2,905	Number of pupils	2016/17	All Provisions	Severe learning difficulties
100	Number of pupils	2021/22	School maintained individual development plan	Severe learning difficulties
115	Number of pupils	2021/22	Local authority maintained individual development plan	Severe learning difficulties
40	Number of pupils	2023/24	School Action	Severe learning difficulties
490	Number of pupils	2017/18	School Action Plus	Severe learning difficulties
390	Number of pupils	2021/22	School Action Plus	Severe learning difficulties
60	Number of pupils	2020/21	School Action	Severe learning difficulties
2,845	Number of pupils	2017/18	All Provisions	Severe learning difficulties
460	Number of pupils	2018/19	School Action Plus	Severe learning difficulties
60	Number of pupils	2018/19	School Action	Severe learning difficulties
55	Number of pupils	2021/22	School Action	Severe learning difficulties
325	Number of pupils	2022/23	Local authority maintained individual development plan	Severe learning difficulties
2,930	Number of pupils	2018/19	All Provisions	Severe learning difficulties
320	Number of pupils	2022/23	School maintained individual development plan	Severe learning difficulties
2,320	Number of pupils	2016/17	Statemented	Severe learning difficulties
3,045	Number of pupils	2022/23	All Provisions	Severe learning difficulties
1,290	Number of pupils	2023/24	Statemented	Severe learning difficulties
1,965	Number of pupils	2022/23	Statemented	Severe learning difficulties
60	Number of pupils	2017/18	School Action	Severe learning difficulties
90	Number of pupils	2022/23	School Action	Severe learning difficulties

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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.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

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

Metadata

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