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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Pupils with additional learning or special educational needs in primary, middle and secondary schools by local authority, Welsh/English Medium and type of provision
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[Collapse]Welsh mediumIncludes Welsh Medium, Bilingual, Dual Stream and Transitional schools.[Collapse]English mediumIncludes English Medium & English with significant Welsh.
Click here to sortStatementedPupils for whom the Authority maintains a statement of special educational needs under Part iv of the Education Act 1996. A statement may be issued by the LA after assessment of a child’s needs.Click here to sortSchool ActionWhen a class or subject teacher identify that a pupil has special educational needs they provide interventions that are additional to or different from those provided as part of the school’s usual curriculum.Click here to sortSchool Action PlusWhen the class or subject teacher and the SEN Co-ordinator are provided with advice or support from outside specialists, so that alternative interventions additional or different to those provided for the pupil through \'School Action\' can be put in place.Click here to sortSchool maintained individual development planStatutory plan created under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, which came into force on 1 September 2021.Click here to sortLocal authority maintained individual development planStatutory plan created under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, which came into force on 1 September 2021.Click here to sortStatementedPupils for whom the Authority maintains a statement of special educational needs under Part iv of the Education Act 1996. A statement may be issued by the LA after assessment of a child’s needs.Click here to sortSchool ActionWhen a class or subject teacher identify that a pupil has special educational needs they provide interventions that are additional to or different from those provided as part of the school’s usual curriculum.Click here to sortSchool Action PlusWhen the class or subject teacher and the SEN Co-ordinator are provided with advice or support from outside specialists, so that alternative interventions additional or different to those provided for the pupil through \'School Action\' can be put in place.Click here to sortSchool maintained individual development planStatutory plan created under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, which came into force on 1 September 2021.Click here to sortLocal authority maintained individual development planStatutory plan created under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, which came into force on 1 September 2021.
Isle of Anglesey6303,7251,820960395*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.5305556580
Gwynedd8754,7654,8851,485915120525710*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Conwy*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.8909102201253803,7505,315460350
Denbighshire1451,5251,13510555853,1354,360410*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Flintshire80615495*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.2,0457,7103,5901,070130
Wrexham65645410*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,8404,6202,850725*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Powys1602,895925470*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.4406,8003,465895*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Ceredigion3703,8901,800630501201,185685*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Pembrokeshire1151,6801,115105*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.8257,8754,320435*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Carmarthenshire1,3158,4954,4006052551,3707,4804,615675*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Swansea2352,8101,035*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.5,85014,2109,5851,590*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Neath Port Talbot1551,105670105*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.3,6756,9804,9401,085*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Bridgend*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.145100*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.5854,8053,3101,71575
Vale of Glamorgan*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.685350130*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.5005,2353,5452,090185
Rhondda Cynon Taf2152,080890235*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.2,5007,7505,0001,105415
Merthyr Tydfil*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.20090*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable4502,9003,200330155
Caerphilly1801,3701,155*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,9208,4906,67060575
Blaenau Gwent*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.65*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.3302,9702,460145155
Torfaen*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.78538060*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.7004,8004,850695155
Monmouthshire*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.145*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,0953,9153,28034085
Newport*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.540295*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.3,1808,5707,175790285
Cardiff5651,3651,025400*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.5,24510,7158,1453,90580

Metadata

Title

Pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in primary, middle and secondary schools by local authority, Welsh/English Medium and type of SEN Provision

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 January 2010.

Rounding applied

* = Numbers greater than zero but less than five. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.

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

SCHS0307