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.

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityEthnic Background
30Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireIndian
15Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshirePakistani
20Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireBangladeshi
25Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireCaribbean
10Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireAfrican
[c]Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireAny other Black background
15Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireChinese or Chinese British
120Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireAny other ethnic background
60Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireInformation refused
5Number of pupils2013/14DenbighshireInformation not obtained
19,105Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireWhite British
55Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireTraveller
30Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
480Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireAny other White background
45Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireWhite and Black Caribbean
40Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireWhite and Black African
60Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireWhite and Asian
110Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireAny other Mixed background
30Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireIndian
15Number of pupils2013/14FlintshirePakistani
30Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireBangladeshi
5Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireCaribbean
10Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireAfrican
[c]Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireAny other Black background
20Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireChinese or Chinese British
25Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireAny other ethnic background
115Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireInformation refused
5Number of pupils2013/14FlintshireInformation not obtained
14,600Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamWhite British
20Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamTraveller
10Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
695Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamAny other White background
15Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamWhite and Black Caribbean
55Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamWhite and Black African
55Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamWhite and Asian
145Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamAny other Mixed background
45Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamIndian
25Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamPakistani
45Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamBangladeshi
35Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamCaribbean
15Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamAfrican
25Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamAny other Black background
10Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamChinese or Chinese British
105Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamAny other ethnic background
60Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamInformation refused
5Number of pupils2013/14WrexhamInformation not obtained
15,410Number of pupils2013/14PowysWhite British
15Number of pupils2013/14PowysTraveller
15Number of pupils2013/14PowysGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
270Number of pupils2013/14PowysAny other White background
40Number of pupils2013/14PowysWhite and Black Caribbean
25Number of pupils2013/14PowysWhite and Black African
65Number of pupils2013/14PowysWhite and Asian
105Number of pupils2013/14PowysAny other Mixed background
20Number of pupils2013/14PowysIndian
10Number of pupils2013/14PowysBangladeshi
105Number of pupils2013/14PowysAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2013/14PowysCaribbean
[c]Number of pupils2013/14PowysAfrican
[c]Number of pupils2013/14PowysAny other Black background
15Number of pupils2013/14PowysChinese or Chinese British
20Number of pupils2013/14PowysAny other ethnic background
70Number of pupils2013/14PowysInformation refused
15Number of pupils2013/14PowysInformation not obtained
7,675Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionWhite British
15Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionTraveller
[c]Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
255Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionAny other White background
15Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionWhite and Black Caribbean
15Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionWhite and Black African
25Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionWhite and Asian
45Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionAny other Mixed background
40Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionIndian
15Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionPakistani
10Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionBangladeshi
20Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionAny other Asian background
5Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionCaribbean
30Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionAfrican
[c]Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionAny other Black background
15Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionChinese or Chinese British
35Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionAny other ethnic background
190Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionInformation refused
25Number of pupils2013/14CeredigionInformation not obtained
14,435Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireWhite British
10Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireTraveller
110Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireGypsy/Gypsy Roma (to 2017)
255Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireAny other White background
60Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireWhite and Black Caribbean
25Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireWhite and Black African
85Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireWhite and Asian
85Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireAny other Mixed background
50Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireIndian
15Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshirePakistani
25Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireBangladeshi
35Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireAny other Asian background
[c]Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireCaribbean
20Number of pupils2013/14PembrokeshireAfrican
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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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Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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