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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Title

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

Last update

23/07/2015

Next update

July 2016

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), Welsh Government

Contact email

school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

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.

Name

SCHS0236