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Welsh Government
Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Pupils with additional learning or special educational needs in primary, middle and secondary schools by year, 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.
[Collapse]All additional learning or special educational needsStatemented, School Action, School Action Plus, Individual Development Plans from 2021/22 and Statutory Assessment in years prior to 2007/08.Click here to sortAll additional learning or special educational needsStatemented, School Action, School Action Plus, Individual Development Plans from 2021/22 and Statutory Assessment in years prior to 2007/08.[Collapse]All additional learning or special educational needsStatemented, School Action, School Action Plus, Individual Development Plans from 2021/22 and Statutory Assessment in years prior to 2007/08.Click here to sortAll additional learning or special educational needsStatemented, School Action, School Action Plus, Individual Development Plans from 2021/22 and Statutory Assessment in years prior to 2007/08.
[Expand]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.[Collapse]Total: Additional learning or special educational needs but no statement of SENSchool Action, School Action Plus, Individual Development Plans from 2021/22 and Statutory Assessment in years prior to 2007/08.Click here to sortTotal: Additional learning or special educational needs but no statement of SENSchool Action, School Action Plus, Individual Development Plans from 2021/22 and Statutory Assessment in years prior to 2007/08.[Expand]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.[Collapse]Total: Additional learning or special educational needs but no statement of SENSchool Action, School Action Plus, Individual Development Plans from 2021/22 and Statutory Assessment in years prior to 2007/08.Click here to sortTotal: Additional learning or special educational needs but no statement of SENSchool Action, School Action Plus, Individual Development Plans from 2021/22 and Statutory Assessment in years prior to 2007/08.
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 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.
2010/111,85511,6607,020.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable18,68020,5357,55042,73524,770.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable67,50575,05595,590
2011/121,74011,7857,335.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,12020,8607,32044,62025,790.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable70,41077,73098,590
2012/131,56511,9707,310.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,28020,8457,09043,94027,400.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable71,34078,43099,275
2013/141,53512,5857,305.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,89021,4256,83545,45527,055.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable72,51079,345100,770
2014/151,49013,1407,320.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,46021,9506,71046,00525,685.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable71,69078,400100,350
2015/161,41513,1857,290.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,47521,8906,62046,23025,715.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable71,94578,565100,455
2016/171,36013,2007,345.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,54521,9056,76045,98026,065.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable72,04578,805100,710
2017/181,33513,0157,400.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,41521,7506,98544,86027,060.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable71,92078,905100,655
2018/191,30512,7757,385.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,16021,4657,19043,48526,735.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable70,22077,41098,875
2019/20Whilst 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.1,27011,7856,880.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable18,66519,9357,42038,92526,025.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable64,95072,37092,305
2020/21The 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.1,31011,2206,625.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable17,84519,1557,87035,54024,795.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable60,33568,20587,360
2021/22The 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 2022.1,2558,4305,17564017014,41515,6707,84023,73019,6452,02519045,59053,43069,100
2022/239505,8203,5102,00564011,97512,9256,65516,73514,0905,96594537,73544,39057,315
2023/244903,2401,8303,4151,0709,55510,0454,04010,0208,07011,3602,51031,96036,00046,045

Metadata

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.

Title

Pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in primary, middle and secondary schools by year, 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.

Name

SCHS0308