Pupils eligible for free school meals by local authority, region and year

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Area Code

Measure1

Year

LARegion

LARegion 1

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

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.

2020/21

School closures between December 2020 and March 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the census date was delayed to 20 April 2021.

North Wales There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

14,621

13,930

13,238

12,998

12,593

13,579

14,759

15,446

15,243

15,172

14,914

14,814

14,557

14,283

14,107

15,317

16,676

18,716

North Wales There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

Isle of Anglesey North Wales

1,933

1,790

1,602

1,481

1,410

1,535

1,547

1,605

1,537

1,734

1,589

1,515

1,474

1,417

1,361

1,392

1,512

1,610

Gwynedd

2,366

2,218

2,244

2,121

2,038

2,000

2,092

2,292

2,168

2,153

2,007

2,090

2,019

1,960

1,900

1,879

1,992

2,134

Conwy

2,530

2,427

2,244

2,233

2,161

2,326

2,579

2,570

2,568

2,615

2,546

2,467

2,318

2,382

2,229

2,455

2,388

3,053

Denbighshire North Wales

2,182

1,945

1,964

2,070

2,160

2,327

2,559

2,708

2,601

2,668

2,663

2,630

2,634

2,528

2,481

2,726

3,111

3,260

Flintshire North Wales

2,918

2,822

2,611

2,561

2,334

2,442

2,729

3,097

3,157

2,861

2,955

3,119

3,151

2,904

3,151

3,571

4,051

4,538

Wrexham

2,692

2,728

2,573

2,532

2,490

2,949

3,253

3,174

3,212

3,141

3,154

2,993

2,961

3,092

2,985

3,294

3,622

4,121

South West and Mid Wales There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

23,168

22,039

20,595

20,324

19,405

19,532

20,756

22,130

21,174

20,907

20,646

20,675

20,412

20,309

19,646

20,962

22,324

25,114

South West and Mid Wales There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

Powys

1,998

1,950

1,863

1,894

1,815

1,816

1,982

2,024

2,015

1,959

1,950

1,927

1,873

1,923

1,807

1,820

2,147

2,651

Ceredigion South West and Mid Wales

1,233

1,136

1,102

1,093

1,090

1,136

1,149

1,199

1,121

1,074

1,040

1,075

1,008

972

1,009

1,236

1,342

Pembrokeshire South West and Mid Wales

2,912

2,768

2,704

2,509

2,448

2,367

2,883

3,033

2,940

3,026

2,927

2,641

2,532

2,690

2,421

2,531

2,640

Carmarthenshire South West and Mid Wales

4,594

4,296

4,042

4,202

4,145

4,150

4,186

4,541

4,272

4,206

4,311

4,475

4,492

4,261

4,086

4,245

4,771

5,728

Swansea

7,646

7,347

6,562

6,507

6,062

5,987

6,300

6,936

6,502

6,411

6,223

6,225

6,156

6,235

6,190

6,839

7,000

7,567

Neath Port Talbot South West and Mid Wales

4,785

4,542

4,322

4,119

3,845

4,076

4,256

4,397

4,324

4,231

4,195

4,332

4,351

4,228

4,133

4,518

4,639

5,186

Central South Wales There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

30,479

29,154

27,355

27,158

26,154

27,085

28,390

29,506

28,191

29,430

28,948

28,249

27,320

26,658

25,817

26,688

29,630

35,001

Central South Wales There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

Bridgend

4,244

4,148

3,957

3,854

3,869

3,973

4,324

4,381

4,449

4,646

4,565

4,389

4,155

3,953

4,022

4,220

4,585

5,013

Vale of Glamorgan Central South Wales

2,416

2,407

2,363

2,424

2,315

2,417

2,656

2,761

2,628

2,825

2,843

2,685

2,604

2,538

2,447

2,478

2,795

3,435

Rhondda Cynon Taf Central South Wales

10,262

9,877

9,022

9,054

8,354

8,967

9,248

9,783

9,474

9,529

9,169

8,765

8,304

8,030

7,824

7,683

8,651

10,073

Merthyr Tydfil Central South Wales

2,756

2,660

2,486

2,404

2,235

2,244

2,334

2,244

2,174

2,115

2,097

2,005

1,886

1,815

1,765

1,801

1,816

2,213

Cardiff

10,801

10,062

9,527

9,422

9,381

9,484

9,828

10,337

9,466

10,315

10,274

10,405

10,371

10,322

9,759

10,506

11,783

14,267

South East Wales There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

18,754

17,985

16,756

16,049

15,280

16,026

16,844

17,724

17,935

17,989

17,030

16,930

16,187

14,974

14,998

15,935

17,101

20,304

South East Wales There are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.

Caerphilly South East Wales

6,149

5,844

5,656

5,521

5,236

5,423

5,791

6,701

6,764

6,392

5,863

6,157

5,905

5,441

5,267

5,172

5,535

6,315

Blaenau Gwent South East Wales

2,765

2,762

2,510

2,436

2,149

2,591

2,770

2,665

2,623

2,648

2,610

2,495

2,328

1,909

1,951

1,975

2,217

2,693

Torfaen

3,290

3,009

2,685

2,662

2,591

2,476

2,490

2,614

2,783

2,710

2,660

2,561

2,471

2,354

2,586

3,034

3,375

3,979

Monmouthshire South East Wales

1,304

1,241

1,186

1,188

1,153

1,079

1,208

1,259

1,267

1,307

1,283

1,216

1,218

1,120

1,153

1,197

1,389

1,747

Newport

5,246

5,129

4,719

4,242

4,151

4,457

4,585

4,485

4,498

4,932

4,614

4,501

4,265

4,150

4,041

4,557

4,585

5,570

Wales

87,022

83,108

77,944

76,529

73,432

76,222

80,749

84,806

82,543

83,498

81,538

80,668

78,476

76,224

74,568

78,902

85,731

99,135

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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.

Title

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

Last update

09/09/2021

Next update

July 2022 (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

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.

Name

SCHS0236