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

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityEthnic Background
60Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyWhite and Asian
55Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyAny other Mixed background
45Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyIndian
30Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyPakistani
[c]Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyBangladeshi
30Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyAny other Asian background
5Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyCaribbean
10Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyAfrican
5Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyAny other Black background
55Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyChinese or Chinese British
15Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyAny other ethnic background
85Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyInformation refused
10Number of pupils2008/09CaerphillyInformation not obtained
8,850Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentWhite British
45Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentAny other White background
10Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentWhite and Black Caribbean
10Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentWhite and Black African
15Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentWhite and Asian
15Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentAny other Mixed background
20Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentIndian
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentPakistani
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentBangladeshi
5Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentAfrican
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentAny other Black background
20Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentChinese or Chinese British
15Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentAny other ethnic background
20Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentInformation refused
15Number of pupils2008/09Blaenau GwentInformation not obtained
13,520Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenWhite British
[c]Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenTraveller
65Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenAny other White background
60Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenWhite and Black Caribbean
20Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenWhite and Black African
45Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenWhite and Asian
50Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenAny other Mixed background
20Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenIndian
5Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenPakistani
15Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenBangladeshi
85Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenAny other Asian background
10Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenCaribbean
10Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenAfrican
5Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenAny other Black background
15Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenChinese or Chinese British
20Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenAny other ethnic background
90Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenInformation refused
100Number of pupils2008/09TorfaenInformation not obtained
10,400Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireWhite British
[c]Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
115Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireAny other White background
40Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireWhite and Black Caribbean
10Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireWhite and Black African
30Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireWhite and Asian
55Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireAny other Mixed background
15Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireIndian
5Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshirePakistani
[c]Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireBangladeshi
10Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireAfrican
15Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireAny other Black background
10Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireChinese or Chinese British
55Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireAny other ethnic background
35Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireInformation refused
80Number of pupils2008/09MonmouthshireInformation not obtained
17,645Number of pupils2008/09NewportWhite British
[c]Number of pupils2008/09NewportTraveller
[c]Number of pupils2008/09NewportGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
405Number of pupils2008/09NewportAny other White background
280Number of pupils2008/09NewportWhite and Black Caribbean
55Number of pupils2008/09NewportWhite and Black African
130Number of pupils2008/09NewportWhite and Asian
255Number of pupils2008/09NewportAny other Mixed background
100Number of pupils2008/09NewportIndian
680Number of pupils2008/09NewportPakistani
405Number of pupils2008/09NewportBangladeshi
120Number of pupils2008/09NewportAny other Asian background
30Number of pupils2008/09NewportCaribbean
135Number of pupils2008/09NewportAfrican
35Number of pupils2008/09NewportAny other Black background
40Number of pupils2008/09NewportChinese or Chinese British
300Number of pupils2008/09NewportAny other ethnic background
100Number of pupils2008/09NewportInformation refused
150Number of pupils2008/09NewportInformation not obtained
32,095Number of pupils2008/09CardiffWhite British
110Number of pupils2008/09CardiffTraveller
150Number of pupils2008/09CardiffGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
1,220Number of pupils2008/09CardiffAny other White background
695Number of pupils2008/09CardiffWhite and Black Caribbean
295Number of pupils2008/09CardiffWhite and Black African
355Number of pupils2008/09CardiffWhite and Asian
820Number of pupils2008/09CardiffAny other Mixed background
525Number of pupils2008/09CardiffIndian
1,215Number of pupils2008/09CardiffPakistani
1,160Number of pupils2008/09CardiffBangladeshi
145Number of pupils2008/09CardiffAny other Asian background
95Number of pupils2008/09CardiffCaribbean
1,230Number of pupils2008/09CardiffAfrican
175Number of pupils2008/09CardiffAny other Black background
175Number of pupils2008/09CardiffChinese or Chinese British
1,365Number of pupils2008/09CardiffAny other ethnic background
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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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Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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