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

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityEthnic Background
8,070Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyWhite British
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyTraveller
50Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyAny other White background
15Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyWhite and Black Caribbean
15Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyWhite and Black African
35Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyWhite and Asian
50Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyAny other Mixed background
5Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyIndian
5Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyPakistani
10Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyBangladeshi
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyCaribbean
5Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyAfrican
10Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyChinese or Chinese British
10Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyAny other ethnic background
135Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyInformation refused
20Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyInformation not obtained
13,625Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddWhite British
20Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddTraveller
140Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddAny other White background
35Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddWhite and Black Caribbean
15Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddWhite and Black African
60Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddWhite and Asian
35Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddAny other Mixed background
25Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddIndian
10Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddPakistani
30Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddBangladeshi
30Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddCaribbean
5Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddAfrican
[c]Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddAny other Black background
20Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddChinese or Chinese British
15Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddAny other ethnic background
680Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddInformation refused
470Number of pupils2008/09GwyneddInformation not obtained
13,550Number of pupils2008/09ConwyWhite British
5Number of pupils2008/09ConwyTraveller
[c]Number of pupils2008/09ConwyGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
180Number of pupils2008/09ConwyAny other White background
40Number of pupils2008/09ConwyWhite and Black Caribbean
25Number of pupils2008/09ConwyWhite and Black African
70Number of pupils2008/09ConwyWhite and Asian
70Number of pupils2008/09ConwyAny other Mixed background
15Number of pupils2008/09ConwyIndian
10Number of pupils2008/09ConwyPakistani
35Number of pupils2008/09ConwyBangladeshi
20Number of pupils2008/09ConwyAny other Asian background
5Number of pupils2008/09ConwyCaribbean
15Number of pupils2008/09ConwyAfrican
[c]Number of pupils2008/09ConwyAny other Black background
35Number of pupils2008/09ConwyChinese or Chinese British
25Number of pupils2008/09ConwyAny other ethnic background
100Number of pupils2008/09ConwyInformation refused
[c]Number of pupils2008/09ConwyInformation not obtained
13,335Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireWhite British
10Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireTraveller
145Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireAny other White background
35Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireWhite and Black Caribbean
20Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireWhite and Black African
55Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireWhite and Asian
115Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireAny other Mixed background
25Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireIndian
25Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshirePakistani
15Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireBangladeshi
95Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireCaribbean
20Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireAfrican
5Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireAny other Black background
25Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireChinese or Chinese British
45Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireAny other ethnic background
105Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireInformation refused
115Number of pupils2008/09DenbighshireInformation not obtained
19,875Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireWhite British
25Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireTraveller
[c]Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
255Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireAny other White background
40Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireWhite and Black Caribbean
30Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireWhite and Black African
55Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireWhite and Asian
50Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireAny other Mixed background
20Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireIndian
10Number of pupils2008/09FlintshirePakistani
20Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireBangladeshi
15Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireAny other Asian background
5Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireCaribbean
[c]Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireAfrican
5Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireAny other Black background
40Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireChinese or Chinese British
35Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireAny other ethnic background
65Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireInformation refused
70Number of pupils2008/09FlintshireInformation not obtained
14,725Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamWhite British
5Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamTraveller
5Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
395Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamAny other White background
20Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamWhite and Black Caribbean
25Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamWhite and Black African
35Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamWhite and Asian
155Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamAny other Mixed background
35Number of pupils2008/09WrexhamIndian
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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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