Pupils in maintained schools aged 5 or over by local authority, ethnic background and year

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityEthnic Background
25Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaAny other Black background
60Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaChinese or Chinese British
290Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaAny other ethnic background
225Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaInformation refused
185Number of pupils2008/09SwanseaInformation not obtained
16,785Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotWhite British
10Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotTraveller
20Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
120Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotAny other White background
85Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotWhite and Black Caribbean
20Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotWhite and Black African
85Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotWhite and Asian
80Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotAny other Mixed background
35Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotIndian
20Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotPakistani
75Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotBangladeshi
50Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotAny other Asian background
5Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotCaribbean
15Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotAfrican
5Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotAny other Black background
40Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotChinese or Chinese British
30Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotAny other ethnic background
105Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotInformation refused
25Number of pupils2008/09Neath Port TalbotInformation not obtained
18,345Number of pupils2008/09BridgendWhite British
[c]Number of pupils2008/09BridgendTraveller
15Number of pupils2008/09BridgendGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
155Number of pupils2008/09BridgendAny other White background
55Number of pupils2008/09BridgendWhite and Black Caribbean
15Number of pupils2008/09BridgendWhite and Black African
45Number of pupils2008/09BridgendWhite and Asian
150Number of pupils2008/09BridgendAny other Mixed background
35Number of pupils2008/09BridgendIndian
15Number of pupils2008/09BridgendPakistani
30Number of pupils2008/09BridgendBangladeshi
35Number of pupils2008/09BridgendAny other Asian background
10Number of pupils2008/09BridgendCaribbean
10Number of pupils2008/09BridgendAfrican
5Number of pupils2008/09BridgendAny other Black background
25Number of pupils2008/09BridgendChinese or Chinese British
95Number of pupils2008/09BridgendAny other ethnic background
65Number of pupils2008/09BridgendInformation refused
30Number of pupils2008/09BridgendInformation not obtained
17,185Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganWhite British
260Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganAny other White background
145Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganWhite and Black Caribbean
40Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganWhite and Black African
155Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganWhite and Asian
295Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganAny other Mixed background
100Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganIndian
70Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganPakistani
45Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganBangladeshi
45Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganAny other Asian background
15Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganCaribbean
55Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganAfrican
20Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganAny other Black background
40Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganChinese or Chinese British
115Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganAny other ethnic background
145Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganInformation refused
25Number of pupils2008/09Vale of GlamorganInformation not obtained
32,975Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafWhite British
125Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafAny other White background
55Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafWhite and Black Caribbean
30Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafWhite and Black African
95Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafWhite and Asian
95Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafAny other Mixed background
70Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafIndian
35Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafPakistani
10Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafBangladeshi
45Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafAny other Asian background
5Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafCaribbean
15Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafAfrican
10Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafAny other Black background
45Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafChinese or Chinese British
65Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafAny other ethnic background
75Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafInformation refused
160Number of pupils2008/09Rhondda Cynon TafInformation not obtained
7,595Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilWhite British
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilTraveller
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
135Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilAny other White background
5Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilWhite and Black Caribbean
10Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilWhite and Black African
15Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilWhite and Asian
15Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilAny other Mixed background
30Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilIndian
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilBangladeshi
20Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilCaribbean
10Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilAfrican
10Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilAny other Black background
10Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilChinese or Chinese British
30Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilAny other ethnic background
10Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilInformation refused
145Number of pupils2008/09Merthyr TydfilInformation not obtained
24,185Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyWhite British
[c]Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyTraveller
130Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyAny other White background
40Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyWhite and Black Caribbean
15Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyWhite and Black African
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Main information

Most recent update
25 September 2025
Next update expected
July 2026
Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)
Time period covered
September 2008 to August 2025

Data notes

Rounding applied

Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Data from the annual School Census which collects information on schools, pupils, classes, ethnicity, free school meal eligibility, additional learning needs and special educational needs.

Data collection or calculation

The data in this report is collected by the Welsh Government from local authority maintained schools in a return called the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC). PLASC is an electronic collection of pupil and school level data. Schools record data on pupils and the school throughout the year in their Management Information System (MIS) software. This data is collated into an electronic PLASC return and submitted to the Welsh Government through DEWI, a secure online data transfer system developed by the Welsh Government. Various stages of automated validation and sense-checking are built into the process to ensure a high quality of data to inform policy making and funding.

Statistical quality

The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by local authorities.

The school census date is usually in January. Due to the level of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in January 2022, the 2022 census date was delayed to 15 February 2022. School closures between December 2020 and March 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the 2021 census date was delayed to 20 April 2021.

Pupils are eligible for free school meals if their parents or guardians are in receipt of certain means-tested benefits or support payments. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have impacted on the quality of this data and may have resulted in over recording of this data in 2020 to 2022. These figures do not include pupils who only receive free school meals due to the universal primary free school meal policy.

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school.stats@gov.wales

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