Number of pupils taking free school meals on census day 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.

11,626

11,008

10,432

10,331

9,831

10,486

11,129

11,725

11,979

11,954

12,070

11,730

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

1,483

1,419

1,237

1,094

1,026

1,043

1,105

1,137

1,180

1,307

1,209

1,147

Gwynedd

1,962

1,854

1,928

1,800

1,716

1,724

1,765

1,832

1,888

1,711

1,617

1,668

Conwy

2,121

2,032

1,808

1,824

1,671

1,946

2,012

2,075

2,055

2,085

2,107

1,985

Denbighshire North Wales

1,688

1,480

1,511

1,631

1,719

1,852

1,936

2,063

2,027

2,051

2,213

2,072

Flintshire North Wales

2,273

2,100

1,909

1,958

1,780

1,786

1,988

2,108

2,208

2,270

2,402

2,458

Wrexham

2,099

2,123

2,039

2,024

1,919

2,135

2,323

2,510

2,621

2,530

2,522

2,400

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.

18,536

17,627

16,194

15,840

14,886

15,440

15,917

16,144

16,230

15,828

16,105

15,952

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

1,558

1,504

1,439

1,509

1,363

1,397

1,472

1,510

1,584

1,521

1,562

1,472

Ceredigion South West and Mid Wales

1,049

1,003

929

860

777

924

922

871

892

853

819

872

Pembrokeshire South West and Mid Wales

2,390

2,169

2,149

1,921

1,745

1,673

1,982

2,016

2,192

2,173

2,113

1,942

Carmarthenshire South West and Mid Wales

3,899

3,497

3,237

3,320

3,209

3,337

3,225

3,531

3,477

3,445

3,554

3,642

Swansea

5,964

5,850

5,121

5,058

4,907

4,868

5,024

5,016

5,000

4,877

4,855

4,807

Neath Port Talbot South West and Mid Wales

3,676

3,604

3,319

3,172

2,885

3,241

3,292

3,200

3,085

2,959

3,202

3,217

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.

23,956

22,475

21,324

21,413

20,086

21,185

21,248

22,278

22,235

22,384

22,868

21,964

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

3,321

3,326

2,958

3,035

3,008

3,118

3,460

3,395

3,453

3,503

3,411

3,332

Vale of Glamorgan Central South Wales

2,086

2,060

2,004

2,099

1,975

2,059

2,219

2,260

2,303

2,369

2,438

2,206

Rhondda Cynon Taf Central South Wales

8,020

7,314

6,890

6,746

5,943

6,421

6,311

6,776

7,086

6,794

6,912

6,734

Merthyr Tydfil Central South Wales

2,054

1,808

1,782

1,888

1,706

1,821

1,661

1,579

1,594

1,354

1,615

1,485

Cardiff

8,475

7,967

7,690

7,645

7,454

7,766

7,597

8,268

7,799

8,364

8,492

8,207

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.

14,473

13,326

12,210

12,002

11,127

11,889

11,638

12,480

12,949

12,417

12,673

12,369

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

4,661

4,303

4,146

4,210

3,842

4,094

3,671

4,221

4,519

4,129

4,156

4,175

Blaenau Gwent South East Wales

2,148

2,026

1,880

1,739

1,567

1,688

1,945

1,842

1,905

1,660

1,934

1,811

Torfaen

2,598

2,413

2,107

1,997

1,992

1,991

1,968

2,108

2,153

1,973

2,064

1,902

Monmouthshire South East Wales

982

915

875

860

768

776

852

904

980

946

987

975

Newport

4,084

3,669

3,202

3,196

2,958

3,340

3,202

3,405

3,392

3,709

3,532

3,506

Wales

68,591

64,436

60,160

59,586

55,930

59,000

59,932

62,627

63,393

62,583

63,716

62,015

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Title

Number of pupils taking free school meals on census day, 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

SCHS0237