Written question WQ85849
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
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- Due
- Answered
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Question
How many learners with additional learning needs are there in each local authority in Wales at present, and how many are there projected to be for the next three years?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Provisional data from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) showing the number of pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) or special educational needs (SEN) in each local authority in Wales as of February 2022 is set out in the table below.
The Welsh Government does not have projected numbers for the next three years. A three year phased implementation of the new ALN system began in September 2021. The Welsh Government is putting arrangements in place to monitor and evaluate implementation of the ALN Act.
Number of pupils with additional learning or special educational needs by local authority at February 2022 (provisional)
Source: Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC)
Local authority
Number
Isle of Anglesey
1,914
Gwynedd
3,120
Conwy
2,765
Denbighshire
2,531
Flintshire
3,218
Wrexham
2,782
Powys
3,710
Ceredigion
1,677
Pembrokeshire
3,884
Carmarthenshire
6,834
Swansea
7,718
Neath Port Talbot
4,290
Bridgend
2,280
The Vale of Glamorgan
2,794
Rhondda Cynon Taf
2,328
Merthyr Tydfil
1,359
Caerphilly
4,365
Blaenau Gwent
1,474
Torfaen
2,734
Monmouthshire
1,994
Newport
5,023
Cardiff
5,801
Wales total
74,595