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
265	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Any other White background
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	White and Black Caribbean
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	White and Black African
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	White and Asian
200	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Any other Mixed background
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Indian
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Pakistani
95	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Bangladeshi
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Any other Asian background
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Caribbean
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	African
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Any other Black background
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Chinese or Chinese British
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Any other ethnic background
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Information refused
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Information not obtained
18,445	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	White British
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Traveller
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Roma (from 2018)
420	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Any other White background
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	White and Black Caribbean
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	White and Black African
110	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	White and Asian
230	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Any other Mixed background
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Indian
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Pakistani
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Bangladeshi
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Any other Asian background
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	African
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Any other Black background
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Chinese or Chinese British
150	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Any other ethnic background
90	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Information refused
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Information not obtained
17,320	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	White British
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Traveller
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Gypsy (from 2018)
355	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Any other White background
245	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	White and Black Caribbean
145	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	White and Black African
215	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	White and Asian
510	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Any other Mixed background
210	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Indian
180	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Pakistani
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Bangladeshi
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Any other Asian background
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Caribbean
140	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	African
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Any other Black background
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Chinese or Chinese British
240	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Any other ethnic background
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Information refused
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Information not obtained
31,690	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	White British
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Traveller
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Roma (from 2018)
440	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Any other White background
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	White and Black Caribbean
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	White and Black African
170	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	White and Asian
360	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Any other Mixed background
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Indian
65	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Pakistani
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Bangladeshi
90	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Any other Asian background
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Caribbean
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	African
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Any other Black background
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Chinese or Chinese British
165	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Any other ethnic background
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Information refused
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Information not obtained
6,765	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	White British
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Traveller
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Gypsy (from 2018)
440	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Any other White background
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	White and Black Caribbean
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	White and Black African
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	White and Asian
75	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Any other Mixed background
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Indian
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Pakistani
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Bangladeshi
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Any other Asian background
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	African
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Any other Black background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Chinese or Chinese British
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Any other ethnic background
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Information refused
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Information not obtained
22,420	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	White British
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Traveller
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Gypsy (from 2018)
320	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Any other White background
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	White and Black Caribbean
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	White and Black African
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	White and Asian
265	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Any other Mixed background

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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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