What does the data from the last 3 academic years tell us?

1. Education Indicators for
small areas of Wales
What does the data from the last
3 academic years tell us?

2. Overall,
60% of pupils achieved
at least 5 A* to C grade GCSEs (or equivalent)
including Maths and English/Welsh
between 2013/14 and 2015/16,
but this varied widely across Wales . . .

3. 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
0 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 30 31 to 40 41 to 50 51 to 60 61 to 70 71 to 80 81 to 90 91 to 100
Number of small areas out of 1,890*
(Lower-layer super output areas)
Percentage of pupils
Small areas in Wales by % of pupils getting at least 5 A* to C grade GCSEs
(or equivalent) including Maths and English/Welsh, 2013/14 to 2015/16
In 47 small areas of Wales
the proportion of pupils
achieving this was 30% or
lower
In 181 small areas of Wales
the proportion of pupils
achieving this was over 80%
% of pupils attaining 5 A* to C grade GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English/Welsh
*Some small areas have been removed from this analysis due to a small number of pupils in the population

4. Higher repeat absenteeism rates
tend to be related to lower rates of
pupil attainment . . .

5. Note: some small areas have been removed from this analysis due to a small number of pupils in the population
Small areas of Wales by their repeat absenteeism rate and the percentage
of pupils achieving at least 5 A* to C grade GCSEs (or equivalent) including
Maths and English/Welsh, 2013/14 to 2015/16
% of pupils attaining 5 A* to C grade GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English/Welsh
Repeat
absenteeism
rates
for secondary
schools
(% of pupils
missing 15% or
more of half day
school sessions)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

6. Considering the 10 small areas of Wales
with highest repeat absenteeism rates
between 2013/14 and 2015/16:
6 were in South East Wales, 3 were in
North Wales and 1 was in West Wales.

7. Small Area Name
(Lower-layer super output area) Repeat absenteeism rate
Cwmyniscoy,
in Torfaen 22
Queensferry,
in Flintshire 19
Rhyl West 3,
in Denbighshire 17
Treforest 3,
in Rhondda Cynon Taf 17
Penrhiwceiber 1,
in Rhondda Cynon Taf 17
Tredegar Park 2,
in Newport 16
Penydarren 1,
in Merthyr Tydfil 16
Rhyl West 1,
in Denbighshire 16
Liswerry 5,
in Newport 16
Haverfordwest: Garth 2, in
Pembrokeshire 15
Note: Repeat absenteeism rates are based on pupils missing 15% or more of half day school sessions
The 10 small areas of Wales with the highest repeat
absenteeism rates

8. Would you like more information?
The information contained here comes from the annual update to a
selection of indicators that feed into the Welsh Index of Multiple
Deprivation (WIMD).
You can find more information about our education indicators and
all the other indicators included in WIMD by visiting our webpages:
The WIMD webpage
The WIMD indicator webpage
WIMD on StatsWales
Or you can email our team:
stats.inclusion@gov.wales