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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Number of 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 staff
[Collapse]WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.290990353202204151508560409503,555
WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.[Collapse]North WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.45150050308540*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.155585
North WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales0*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0000*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0000*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.
GwyneddNorth Wales10*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.40
ConwyNorth Wales*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.150*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.1530*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.085195
DenbighshireNorth Wales0*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.45105
FlintshireNorth Wales301150100350*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.00*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.205
WrexhamNorth Wales*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.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.25
[Collapse]South West and Mid WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.90325*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.6530110*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.20*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.0175840
South West and Mid WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.PowysSouth West and Mid Wales3510000*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.105*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.075335
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales.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
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales0*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.30
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales2575040150*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.070235
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales25130*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.25*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.025230
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales*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 WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.90360*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.16585155553030154151,420
Central South WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.BridgendCentral South Wales0*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 GlamorganCentral South Wales20*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.45*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.150370
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales.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
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales.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
CardiffCentral South Wales70280*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.13055100351515*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.255995
[Collapse]South East WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.551602040757045*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.15200720
South East WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.CaerphillySouth East Wales*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.0000*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.45
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales.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
TorfaenSouth East Wales.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
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales40702030656545*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.15135505
NewportSouth East Wales156505*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.60170

Metadata

Title

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

Last update

31/07/2024 31/07/2024

Next update

July 2025 (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.

Name

SCHS0215