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
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Indian
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Pakistani
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Bangladeshi
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Caribbean
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	African
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Any other Black background
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Chinese or Chinese British
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Any other ethnic background
100	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Information refused
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Information not obtained
7,270	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	White British
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Traveller
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Gypsy (from 2018)
165	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Any other White background
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	White and Black Caribbean
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	White and Black African
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	White and Asian
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Any other Mixed background
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Indian
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Pakistani
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Bangladeshi
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Any other Asian background
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	African
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Any other Black background
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Chinese or Chinese British
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Any other ethnic background
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Information refused
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Information not obtained
11,560	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	White British
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Traveller
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Gypsy (from 2018)
160	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Any other White background
60	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	White and Black Caribbean
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	White and Black African
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	White and Asian
125	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Any other Mixed background
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Indian
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Pakistani
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Bangladeshi
35	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Caribbean
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	African
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Any other Black background
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Chinese or Chinese British
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Any other ethnic background
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Information refused
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Information not obtained
9,500	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	White British
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Traveller
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Gypsy (from 2018)
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Roma (from 2018)
215	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Any other White background
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	White and Black Caribbean
40	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	White and Black African
70	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	White and Asian
150	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Any other Mixed background
25	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Indian
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Pakistani
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Bangladeshi
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Any other Asian background
[c]	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Caribbean
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	African
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Any other Black background
15	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Chinese or Chinese British
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Any other ethnic background
90	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Information refused
20	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Information not obtained
16,730	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	White British
10	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Traveller
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Gypsy (from 2018)
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Roma (from 2018)
1,425	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Any other White background
355	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	White and Black Caribbean
165	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	White and Black African
190	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	White and Asian
700	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Any other Mixed background
315	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Indian
1,005	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Pakistani
645	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Bangladeshi
145	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Any other Asian background
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Caribbean
405	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	African
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Any other Black background
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Chinese or Chinese British
650	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Any other ethnic background
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Information refused
5	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Information not obtained
30,935	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	White British
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Traveller
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Gypsy (from 2018)
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Roma (from 2018)
2,730	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Any other White background
1,005	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	White and Black Caribbean
610	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	White and Black African
720	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	White and Asian
1,595	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Any other Mixed background
1,020	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Indian
1,595	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Pakistani
1,630	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Bangladeshi

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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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