Information on the characteristics and attributes of children receiving care and support as at 31 March 2019.
This is not the latest release in the series: Wales Children Receiving Care and Support Census
Series information:
Main points
- There were 16,421 children receiving care and support included in the Children Receiving Care and Support Census at 31 March 2019. This was a rate of 261 per 10,000 children aged under 18 years. Of these, 6,677 (41%) were looked after children and 2,214 (13%) were on the Child Protection Register.
- 9,091 (55%) were boys and 7,330 (45%) were girls.
- Just over a fifth (22%) of children receiving care and support were disabled.
- Parental mental ill health was recorded as a capacity factor present for just over a third (35%) of children receiving care and support.
- The attainment of children receiving care and support at the Foundation Phase and each Key Stage assessment was much lower than the average for all pupils in Wales.
Reports
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Contact
Rhys Strafford
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Email: stats.pss@gov.wales
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