Written question WQ96593
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
How many schools in Wales have breakfast clubs, broken down by local authority area?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
We don’t hold data on how many schools offer free breakfasts. The Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) contains data on how many pupils received a free breakfast broken down by local authority area, this can be found at the statswales website.
According to 2024 PLASC data, on the day of the census 56,587 primary school aged pupils received a free breakfast (21% of all primary school aged pupils). This is an increase of over 4,900 since 2023, following an increase of over 7,700 between 2022 and 2023.