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Data Provider: Welsh Government Full-time equivalent support staff by local authority, region and category
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Click here to sortHigher level teaching assistantsClick here to sortTeaching assistantsClick here to sortForeign Language assistantsClick here to sortSpecial Needs Support StaffSpecial needs support staff are those deployed specifically to support pupils assessed as having ALN/SEN.Click here to sortICT, laboratory, workshop or resource techniciansClick here to sortPastoral support staffPastoral support staff are those who work directly with pupils to support welfare, behaviour, and other pastoral issues, including attendance.Click here to sortChildcare, nurses, medical staffClick here to sortSchool business manager or equivalentClick here to sortExaminations officersClick here to sortLibrarians and library assistantsClick here to sortOther administrative staffClick here to sortTotal
[Collapse]Wales3751,305*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.40027054016011570451,2554,550
Wales[Collapse]North Wales501900*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.4010560*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.225745
North WalesIsle of Anglesey0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.000*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.
Gwynedd10*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.40
Conwy*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.30*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.125230
Denbighshire0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.65140
Flintshire301250200*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.5*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.240
Wrexham*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.250*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.75
[Collapse]South West and Mid Wales125450*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.6520150*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.30*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.02101,080
South West and Mid WalesPowys45150010*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.135*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.095455
Ceredigion.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Pembrokeshire*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.
Carmarthenshire35950*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.5*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.080270
Swansea40185*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.030295
Neath Port Talbot*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00000*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.
[Collapse]Central South Wales120480*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.255115210454030205701,895
Central South WalesBridgend0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.50
Vale of Glamorgan30*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.60*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.245550
Rhondda Cynon Taf000000000000
Merthyr Tydfil.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Cardiff90365*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.200751402520*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.3101,290
[Collapse]South East Wales75190*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.509080*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.250830
South East WalesCaerphilly*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0000*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.40
Blaenau Gwent.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Torfaen.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Monmouthshire4595*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.408065*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.175580
Newport20800*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.75210

Metadata

Title

Support staff (FTE) by local authority, region and category

Last update

23/07/2025 23/07/2025

Next update

July 2026 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), Welsh Government

Contact email

school.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

See other items

Data collection and calculation

Schools’ data are derived from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) returns and STATS 1 returns supplied by schools open on Census day in January each year. The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

From 2003/04 or more recently if the data item is not available for earlier years.

Rounding applied

None.

Statistical quality

School Census returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.