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

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityEthnic Background
1,185Number of pupils2011/12WalesInformation not obtained
8,285Number of pupils2013/14WalesAny other White background
660Number of pupils2010/11WalesChinese or Chinese British
2,385Number of pupils2011/12WalesInformation refused
200Number of pupils2012/13WalesCaribbean
545Number of pupils2013/14WalesGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
3,240Number of pupils2010/11WalesAny other Mixed background
340Number of pupils2010/11WalesAny other Black background
3,435Number of pupils2011/12WalesAny other Mixed background
3,865Number of pupils2011/12WalesAny other ethnic background
2,080Number of pupils2012/13WalesWhite and Black Caribbean
910Number of pupils2012/13WalesAny other Asian background
2,100Number of pupils2012/13WalesInformation refused
345Number of pupils2013/14WalesTraveller
1,855Number of pupils2010/11WalesWhite and Asian
785Number of pupils2009/10WalesAny other Asian background
2,705Number of pupils2010/11WalesBangladeshi
2,030Number of pupils2010/11WalesAfrican
495Number of pupils2011/12WalesGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
1,960Number of pupils2011/12WalesWhite and Asian
2,225Number of pupils2011/12WalesAfrican
660Number of pupils2011/12WalesChinese or Chinese British
515Number of pupils2012/13WalesGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
7,340Number of pupils2012/13WalesAny other White background
3,660Number of pupils2012/13WalesAny other Mixed background
2,935Number of pupils2012/13WalesBangladeshi
2,310Number of pupils2012/13WalesAfrican
3,950Number of pupils2012/13WalesAny other ethnic background
680Number of pupils2012/13WalesInformation not obtained
355,085Number of pupils2013/14WalesWhite British
205Number of pupils2009/10WalesCaribbean
910Number of pupils2010/11WalesWhite and Black African
2,375Number of pupils2009/10WalesPakistani
2,570Number of pupils2009/10WalesBangladeshi
1,545Number of pupils2010/11WalesIndian
2,470Number of pupils2010/11WalesPakistani
855Number of pupils2010/11WalesAny other Asian background
205Number of pupils2010/11WalesCaribbean
2,745Number of pupils2010/11WalesInformation refused
325Number of pupils2011/12WalesTraveller
6,730Number of pupils2011/12WalesAny other White background
980Number of pupils2011/12WalesWhite and Black African
2,630Number of pupils2011/12WalesPakistani
210Number of pupils2011/12WalesCaribbean
1,855Number of pupils2008/09WalesWhite and Black Caribbean
345Number of pupils2011/12WalesAny other Black background
6,175Number of pupils2010/11WalesAny other White background
345Number of pupils2012/13WalesTraveller
3,260Number of pupils2008/09WalesInformation refused
2,360Number of pupils2008/09WalesInformation not obtained
1,050Number of pupils2012/13WalesWhite and Black African
2,015Number of pupils2012/13WalesWhite and Asian
1,730Number of pupils2012/13WalesIndian
2,705Number of pupils2012/13WalesPakistani
450Number of pupils2010/11WalesGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
5,565Number of pupils2009/10WalesAny other White background
365Number of pupils2012/13WalesAny other Black background
665Number of pupils2012/13WalesChinese or Chinese British
415Number of pupils2009/10WalesGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
290Number of pupils2010/11WalesTraveller
362,845Number of pupils2010/11WalesWhite British
255Number of pupils2009/10WalesTraveller
1,775Number of pupils2009/10WalesWhite and Asian
2,870Number of pupils2008/09WalesAny other Mixed background
835Number of pupils2009/10WalesWhite and Black African
2,020Number of pupils2010/11WalesWhite and Black Caribbean
3,005Number of pupils2009/10WalesAny other Mixed background
1,495Number of pupils2009/10WalesIndian
2,750Number of pupils2008/09WalesAny other ethnic background
225Number of pupils2008/09WalesCaribbean
1,850Number of pupils2009/10WalesAfrican
670Number of pupils2009/10WalesChinese or Chinese British
330Number of pupils2009/10WalesAny other Black background
1,155Number of pupils2008/09WalesAny other Asian background
2,160Number of pupils2009/10WalesInformation not obtained
2,485Number of pupils2008/09WalesBangladeshi
3,120Number of pupils2009/10WalesInformation refused
3,250Number of pupils2009/10WalesAny other ethnic background
380Number of pupils2008/09WalesAny other Black background
3,565Number of pupils2010/11WalesAny other ethnic background
1,755Number of pupils2010/11WalesInformation not obtained
359,630Number of pupils2011/12WalesWhite British
1,720Number of pupils2008/09WalesAfrican
770Number of pupils2008/09WalesChinese or Chinese British
1,685Number of pupils2008/09WalesWhite and Asian
2,045Number of pupils2011/12WalesWhite and Black Caribbean
795Number of pupils2008/09WalesWhite and Black African
1,635Number of pupils2011/12WalesIndian
2,815Number of pupils2011/12WalesBangladeshi
890Number of pupils2011/12WalesAny other Asian background
245Number of pupils2008/09WalesTraveller
371,455Number of pupils2008/09WalesWhite British
5,590Number of pupils2008/09WalesAny other White background
375Number of pupils2008/09WalesGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
1,950Number of pupils2009/10WalesWhite and Black Caribbean
1,400Number of pupils2008/09WalesIndian
367,240Number of pupils2009/10WalesWhite British
357,155Number of pupils2012/13WalesWhite British
2,285Number of pupils2008/09WalesPakistani
2,170Number of pupils2013/14WalesWhite and Black Caribbean
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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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