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
100	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Information refused
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Isle of Anglesey	Information not obtained
13,660	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	White British
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Traveller
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Gypsy (from 2018)
265	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Any other White background
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	White and Black Caribbean
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	White and Black African
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	White and Asian
140	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Any other Mixed background
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Indian
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Pakistani
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Bangladeshi
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Caribbean
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	African
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Any other Black background
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Chinese or Chinese British
90	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Any other ethnic background
270	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Information refused
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Gwynedd	Information not obtained
12,770	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	White British
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Traveller
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Roma (from 2018)
315	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Any other White background
65	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	White and Black Caribbean
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	White and Black African
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	White and Asian
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Any other Mixed background
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Indian
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Pakistani
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Bangladeshi
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Caribbean
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	African
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Any other Black background
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Chinese or Chinese British
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Any other ethnic background
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Information refused
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Conwy	Information not obtained
12,995	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	White British
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Traveller
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Gypsy (from 2018)
250	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Any other White background
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	White and Black Caribbean
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	White and Black African
100	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	White and Asian
170	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Any other Mixed background
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Indian
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Pakistani
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Bangladeshi
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	African
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Any other Black background
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Chinese or Chinese British
110	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Any other ethnic background
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Information refused
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Denbighshire	Information not obtained
18,260	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	White British
65	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Traveller
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Roma (from 2018)
1,045	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Any other White background
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	White and Black Caribbean
75	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	White and Black African
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	White and Asian
215	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Any other Mixed background
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Indian
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Pakistani
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Bangladeshi
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Caribbean
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	African
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Any other Black background
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Chinese or Chinese British
75	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Any other ethnic background
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Information refused
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Information not obtained
14,265	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	White British
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Traveller
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Roma (from 2018)
1,240	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Any other White background
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	White and Black Caribbean
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	White and Black African
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	White and Asian
255	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Any other Mixed background
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Indian
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Pakistani
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Bangladeshi
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Any other Asian background
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	African
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Any other Black background
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Chinese or Chinese British
175	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Any other ethnic background
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Information refused
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Information not obtained
14,400	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	White British
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Traveller

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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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