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School Pupils: Ethnicity
In January 2018, 10.6% of pupils attending state-funded schools in Somerset were of a minority ethnic group (that is, with a reported ethnicity other than White-British)
The second largest ethnic group after White British was 'White Other' (which includes White European pupils) accounting for 5.0% of the school population.
Mixed pupils accounted for 2.5% of the population; Asian pupils 0.6%; Black pupils 0.2%; and Chinese pupils 0.2% of the population.
Number of pupils by ethnic group, Somerset, 2018
| Ethnic Origin or Background | Number of pupils | % of all pupils |
| White | 65,896 | 95.0% |
| White - British* | 62,015 | 89.4% |
| White - Irish | 94 | 0.1% |
| Traveller of Irish Heritage | 39 | 0.1% |
| Gypsy / Roma | 269 | 0.4% |
| Any other White background | 3,479 | 5.0% |
| Mixed | 1,763 | 2.5% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 303 | 0.4% |
| White and Black African | 280 | 0.4% |
| White and Asian | 575 | 0.8% |
| Any other Mixed background | 605 | 0.9% |
| Asian | 418 | 0.6% |
| Indian | 267 | 0.4% |
| Pakistani | 27 | <0.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 120 | 0.2% |
| Any other Asian background | 4 | <0.1% |
| Black | 172 | 0.2% |
| Black - African | 153 | 0.2% |
| Black - Caribbean | 19 | <0.1% |
| Chinese | 123 | 0.2% |
| Any Other Ethnic Group | 241 | 0.3% |
| Information Not Yet Obtained | 660 | 1.0% |
| Refused | 90 | 0.1% |
| All Pupils | 69,363 | 100.00% |
Source: Somerset Schools Census, January 2018 (DfE). *includes 'English' and 'Welsh' ethnicities.
See also:
- Ethnicity in Somerset briefing note (based on the 2011 Census)
- Detailed Ethnic Group profiles for Somerset (based on the 2011 Census)
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Did you know?
In 2021, 49,937 people in Somerset indicated that they provided unpaid care, of which 14,744 did so for at least 50 hours per week. (Census 2021)