Pupils receiving milk by local authority, region and year

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Year

LARegion

LARegion 1

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

The schools census would usually take place in January. 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. The number of pupils was higher in April 2021 partly due to the later census date which meant that more pupils had entered nursery classes by the census date.

2021/22

The schools census would usually take place in January. Due to the level of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in January 2022, the census date was delayed to 15 February 2022.

2022/23

2023/24

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.

24,468

25,659

25,530

25,812

25,670

24,987

24,644

23,507

20,556

20,064

20,108

19,241

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

2,029

2,335

2,285

2,588

2,400

2,294

2,205

2,192

1,959

1,834

1,985

1,833

Gwynedd

3,991

4,110

4,271

4,405

4,430

4,281

3,878

3,436

3,279

3,385

3,488

3,606

Conwy

3,926

4,052

4,074

3,988

4,193

3,960

3,762

3,643

2,637

2,584

2,844

2,631

Denbighshire North Wales

3,913

4,181

4,050

3,897

3,871

4,343

3,968

3,852

3,499

3,342

3,203

2,987

Flintshire North Wales

6,175

6,352

5,954

5,632

5,517

4,878

5,633

5,237

4,671

4,607

4,624

4,603

Wrexham

4,434

4,629

4,896

5,302

5,259

5,231

5,198

5,147

4,511

4,312

3,964

3,581

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.

31,359

32,893

33,361

33,614

33,221

31,676

30,153

29,054

21,779

20,744

22,730

21,630

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

3,798

3,987

3,990

4,115

3,979

3,351

3,038

2,840

2,326

2,155

2,491

2,479

Ceredigion South West and Mid Wales

1,993

1,992

2,056

2,243

2,202

2,250

2,156

2,199

2,149

1,981

2,028

2,009

Pembrokeshire South West and Mid Wales

4,176

4,733

4,602

4,626

4,538

4,337

4,172

4,045

3,754

3,266

3,399

2,936

Carmarthenshire South West and Mid Wales

7,144

7,305

7,291

7,227

7,263

7,114

6,975

6,835

6,921

6,085

5,983

5,620

Swansea

9,012

9,406

9,843

9,837

9,586

9,245

8,899

8,159

2,203

3,173

4,710

4,686

Neath Port Talbot South West and Mid Wales

5,236

5,470

5,579

5,566

5,653

5,379

4,913

4,976

4,426

4,084

4,119

3,900

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.

37,385

39,352

39,506

40,314

39,758

38,922

36,990

36,905

32,760

31,624

31,345

28,709

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

5,603

5,841

6,016

6,191

6,047

6,035

5,840

5,669

5,251

4,920

4,893

4,318

Vale of Glamorgan Central South Wales

5,232

5,623

5,683

5,897

5,572

5,538

5,260

5,246

4,882

5,269

4,559

4,432

Rhondda Cynon Taf Central South Wales

10,394

10,769

10,547

10,715

10,827

10,414

9,857

9,792

9,221

8,656

8,866

8,160

Merthyr Tydfil Central South Wales

2,268

2,664

2,767

2,648

2,603

2,562

2,269

2,467

2,412

2,284

2,492

2,124

Cardiff

13,888

14,455

14,493

14,863

14,709

14,373

13,764

13,731

10,994

10,495

10,535

9,675

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.

21,267

21,573

22,421

23,371

22,313

21,420

20,567

20,511

20,277

19,635

19,432

17,186

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

7,446

7,616

7,812

7,798

7,484

6,887

6,560

6,668

6,446

5,976

5,956

5,084

Blaenau Gwent South East Wales

2,524

2,673

2,763

2,872

2,815

2,811

2,578

2,436

2,408

2,488

2,581

2,245

Torfaen

3,128

2,813

3,185

3,575

3,505

3,192

2,971

2,831

2,750

2,798

2,880

2,752

Monmouthshire South East Wales

2,321

2,373

2,186

2,196

2,227

2,401

2,380

2,377

2,394

2,275

1,968

1,730

Newport

5,848

6,098

6,475

6,930

6,282

6,129

6,078

6,199

6,279

6,098

6,047

5,375

Wales

114,479

119,477

120,818

123,111

120,962

117,005

112,354

109,977

95,372

92,067

93,615

86,766

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Title

Pupils receiving milk by local authority, region and year

Last update

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.

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.

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SCHS0239