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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Pupils eligible for free school meals by local authority, region and year
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[Collapse]North Wales14,62113,93013,23812,99812,59313,57914,75915,44615,24315,17214,91414,81414,55714,28314,10715,31716,676
North WalesIsle of Anglesey1,9331,7901,6021,4811,4101,5351,5471,6051,5371,7341,5891,5151,4741,4171,3611,3921,512
Gwynedd2,3662,2182,2442,1212,0382,0002,0922,2922,1682,1532,0072,0902,0191,9601,9001,8791,992
Conwy2,5302,4272,2442,2332,1612,3262,5792,5702,5682,6152,5462,4672,3182,3822,2292,4552,388
Denbighshire2,1821,9451,9642,0702,1602,3272,5592,7082,6012,6682,6632,6302,6342,5282,4812,7263,111
Flintshire2,9182,8222,6112,5612,3342,4422,7293,0973,1572,8612,9553,1193,1512,9043,1513,5714,051
Wrexham2,6922,7282,5732,5322,4902,9493,2533,1743,2123,1413,1542,9932,9613,0922,9853,2943,622
[Collapse]South West and Mid Wales23,16822,03920,59520,32419,40519,53220,75622,13021,17420,90720,64620,67520,41220,30919,64620,96222,324
South West and Mid WalesPowys1,9981,9501,8631,8941,8151,8161,9822,0242,0151,9591,9501,9271,8731,9231,8071,8202,147
Ceredigion1,2331,1361,1021,0931,0901,1361,1491,1991,1211,0741,0401,0751,0089721,0091,0091,236
Pembrokeshire2,9122,7682,7042,5092,4482,3672,8833,0332,9403,0262,9272,6412,5322,6902,4212,5312,531
Carmarthenshire4,5944,2964,0424,2024,1454,1504,1864,5414,2724,2064,3114,4754,4924,2614,0864,2454,771
Swansea7,6467,3476,5626,5076,0625,9876,3006,9366,5026,4116,2236,2256,1566,2356,1906,8397,000
Neath Port Talbot4,7854,5424,3224,1193,8454,0764,2564,3974,3244,2314,1954,3324,3514,2284,1334,5184,639
[Collapse]Central South Wales30,47929,15427,35527,15826,15427,08528,39029,50628,19129,43028,94828,24927,32026,65825,81726,68829,630
Central South WalesBridgend4,2444,1483,9573,8543,8693,9734,3244,3814,4494,6464,5654,3894,1553,9534,0224,2204,585
Vale of Glamorgan2,4162,4072,3632,4242,3152,4172,6562,7612,6282,8252,8432,6852,6042,5382,4472,4782,795
Rhondda Cynon Taf10,2629,8779,0229,0548,3548,9679,2489,7839,4749,5299,1698,7658,3048,0307,8247,6838,651
Merthyr Tydfil2,7562,6602,4862,4042,2352,2442,3342,2442,1742,1152,0972,0051,8861,8151,7651,8011,816
Cardiff10,80110,0629,5279,4229,3819,4849,82810,3379,46610,31510,27410,40510,37110,3229,75910,50611,783
[Collapse]South East Wales18,75417,98516,75616,04915,28016,02616,84417,72417,93517,98917,03016,93016,18714,97414,99815,93517,101
South East WalesCaerphilly6,1495,8445,6565,5215,2365,4235,7916,7016,7646,3925,8636,1575,9055,4415,2675,1725,535
Blaenau Gwent2,7652,7622,5102,4362,1492,5912,7702,6652,6232,6482,6102,4952,3281,9091,9511,9752,217
Torfaen3,2903,0092,6852,6622,5912,4762,4902,6142,7832,7102,6602,5612,4712,3542,5863,0343,375
Monmouthshire1,3041,2411,1861,1881,1531,0791,2081,2591,2671,3071,2831,2161,2181,1201,1531,1971,389
Newport5,2465,1294,7194,2424,1514,4574,5854,4854,4984,9324,6144,5014,2654,1504,0414,5574,585
[Collapse]WalesWales87,02283,10877,94476,52973,43276,22280,74984,80682,54383,49881,53880,66878,47676,22474,56878,90285,731

Metadata

Title
All pupils eligible for free school meals by local authority, region and year

Last update
11/06/2020 11/06/2020

Next update
July 2021

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.

Whilst most of the usual data validation processes on the 2020 school census data have taken place, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the data did not undergo the usual final validation process. As part of the Welsh Local Government Finance Settlement, the data is usually returned to local authorities for final validation. Typically, overall numbers of pupils and teachers will not change significantly during this period, with the most likely change being in the characteristics of the pupils themselves e.g. free school meal entitlement. Users should therefore be more cautious when comparing data on characteristics of pupils and staff over time, in particular where small cohorts are involved.