Written question WQ97348
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
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Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm how many pupils were enrolled in pupil referral units since 2014, broken down by year and local authority area?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
This information is in the two tables below and is taken from the annual Education Other than at School (EOTAS) census. Pupils who are enrolled at a PRU in more than one local authority will be counted more than once.
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the EOTAS collection for 2019/20 was not completed. Only 14 local authorities were able to submit data. The local authorities that were not able to provide data in 2019/20 are marked with a “..”.
The data in the tables below is published annually from 2015/16 onwards at the link below.
Pupils educated other than at school | GOV.WALES
Table 1: Enrolments at PRU, by local authority, 2013/14 to 2018/19
Local Authority
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
Isle of Anglesey
27
17
11
10
13
1
Gwynedd
30
14
0
0
24
0
Conwy
96
105
44
50
50
55
Denbighshire
57
55
59
75
75
67
Flintshire
118
125
98
74
68
108
Wrexham
52
51
41
36
56
59
Powys
20
21
31
18
16
23
Ceredigion
11
9
26
24
21
20
Pembrokeshire
99
50
55
68
86
111
Carmarthenshire
19
57
74
60
69
72
Swansea
97
93
80
80
92
123
Neath Port Talbot
12
0
0
0
0
0
Bridgend
73
27
81
50
49
34
The Vale of Glamorgan
55
49
63
52
61
71
Rhondda Cynon Taf
141
117
130
107
116
108
Merthyr Tydfil
0
0
0
0
0
27
Caerphilly
6
22
55
35
59
25
Blaenau Gwent
43
22
40
55
0
0
Torfaen
43
35
35
17
41
12
Monmouthshire
14
14
13
20
20
14
Newport
36
32
30
31
95
100
Cardiff
35
27
39
42
36
48
Wales
1,084
942
1,005
904
1,047
1,078
Source: EOTAS
Table 2: Enrolments at PRU, by local authority, 2019/20 to 2024/25
Local Authority
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Isle of Anglesey
..
0
0
0
0
0
Gwynedd
..
0
9
0
0
0
Conwy
59
35
28
34
28
34
Denbighshire
65
35
45
46
62
58
Flintshire
..
98
99
137
129
190
Wrexham
..
53
60
64
61
63
Powys
28
24
23
25
16
32
Ceredigion
16
14
18
14
18
18
Pembrokeshire
..
137
128
148
148
179
Carmarthenshire
77
69
85
116
131
141
Swansea
109
101
115
125
131
139
Neath Port Talbot
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bridgend
48
67
81
81
80
85
The Vale of Glamorgan
70
55
0
0
0
0
Rhondda Cynon Taf
103
82
74
87
91
104
Merthyr Tydfil
..
35
33
38
45
36
Caerphilly
..
28
27
17
80
101
Blaenau Gwent
0
0
0
0
0
0
Torfaen
59
44
41
35
56
63
Monmouthshire
28
24
34
18
40
29
Newport
115
107
96
77
84
89
Cardiff
..
71
78
70
76
91
Wales
777
1,079
1,065
1,132
1,276
1,452
Source: EOTAS