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
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Gypsy (from 2018)
440	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Any other White background
60	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	White and Black Caribbean
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	White and Black African
75	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	White and Asian
125	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Any other Mixed background
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Indian
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Pakistani
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Bangladeshi
65	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Caribbean
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	African
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Any other Black background
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Chinese or Chinese British
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Any other ethnic background
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Information refused
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Information not obtained
7,485	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	White British
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Traveller
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Roma (from 2018)
275	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Any other White background
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	White and Black Caribbean
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	White and Black African
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	White and Asian
145	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Any other Mixed background
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Indian
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Pakistani
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Bangladeshi
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Caribbean
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	African
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Any other Black background
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Chinese or Chinese British
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Any other ethnic background
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Information refused
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Information not obtained
13,660	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	White British
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Traveller
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Roma (from 2018)
220	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Any other White background
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	White and Black Caribbean
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	White and Black African
95	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	White and Asian
100	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Any other Mixed background
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Indian
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Pakistani
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Bangladeshi
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Caribbean
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	African
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Any other Black background
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Chinese or Chinese British
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Any other ethnic background
160	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Information refused
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Information not obtained
21,790	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	White British
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Traveller
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Gypsy (from 2018)
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Roma (from 2018)
730	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Any other White background
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	White and Black Caribbean
75	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	White and Black African
170	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	White and Asian
225	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Any other Mixed background
65	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Indian
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Pakistani
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Bangladeshi
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Any other Asian background
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Caribbean
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	African
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Any other Black background
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Chinese or Chinese British
175	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Any other ethnic background
60	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Information refused
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Information not obtained
25,230	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	White British
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Traveller
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Roma (from 2018)
1,190	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Any other White background
100	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	White and Black Caribbean
225	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	White and Black African
275	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	White and Asian
530	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Any other Mixed background
285	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Indian
150	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Pakistani
580	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Bangladeshi
130	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Any other Asian background
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Caribbean
295	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	African
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Any other Black background
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Chinese or Chinese British
850	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Any other ethnic background
110	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Information refused
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Information not obtained
16,755	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	White British
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Traveller
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Gypsy (from 2018)

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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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