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

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Ethnic Background
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Bangladeshi
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	African
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Any other Black background
5	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Chinese or Chinese British
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Any other ethnic background
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Information refused
15	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Information not obtained
12,995	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	White British
5	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Traveller
15	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Gypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
65	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Any other White background
60	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	White and Black Caribbean
20	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	White and Black African
45	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	White and Asian
60	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Any other Mixed background
20	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Indian
15	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Pakistani
20	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Bangladeshi
35	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Any other Asian background
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Caribbean
5	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	African
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Any other Black background
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Chinese or Chinese British
55	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Any other ethnic background
80	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Information refused
125	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Information not obtained
9,915	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	White British
140	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Any other White background
45	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	White and Black Caribbean
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	White and Black African
35	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	White and Asian
50	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Any other Mixed background
15	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Indian
5	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Pakistani
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Bangladeshi
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Caribbean
5	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	African
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Any other Black background
15	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Chinese or Chinese British
70	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Any other ethnic background
35	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Information refused
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Information not obtained
16,710	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	White British
[c]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Traveller
30	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Gypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
690	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Any other White background
285	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	White and Black Caribbean
65	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	White and Black African
140	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	White and Asian
330	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Any other Mixed background
125	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Indian
790	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Pakistani
485	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Bangladeshi
115	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Any other Asian background
30	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Caribbean
180	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	African
35	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Any other Black background
50	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Chinese or Chinese British
370	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Any other ethnic background
65	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Information refused
105	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Information not obtained
30,835	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	White British
110	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Traveller
135	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Gypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
1,510	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Any other White background
800	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	White and Black Caribbean
355	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	White and Black African
430	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	White and Asian
895	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Any other Mixed background
580	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Indian
1,365	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Pakistani
1,280	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Bangladeshi
175	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Any other Asian background
85	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Caribbean
1,590	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	African
170	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Any other Black background
180	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Chinese or Chinese British
1,565	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Any other ethnic background
250	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Information refused
10	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Information not obtained
359,630	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	White British
325	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Traveller
495	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Gypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
6,730	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Any other White background
2,045	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	White and Black Caribbean
980	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	White and Black African
1,960	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	White and Asian
3,435	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Any other Mixed background
1,635	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Indian
2,630	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Pakistani
2,815	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Bangladeshi
890	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Any other Asian background
210	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Caribbean
2,225	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	African
345	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Any other Black background
660	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Chinese or Chinese British
3,865	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Any other ethnic background
2,385	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Information refused

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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.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: school.stats@gov.wales

Metadata

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