Department For Education
July 19
15:15
2023
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| M | Male |
| F | Female |
| U | Unknown (for use when, for example, the question has not been asked or for unborn children) |
| DfE extended codes | Approved extended categories | DfE main code | Sub-category | Main category | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBRI | White - British | WBRI | White - British | White | You cannot use WBRI if you have used codes WCOR - WWEL. |
| WCOR | White - Cornish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WENG | White - English | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WNIR | White Northern Irish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WSCO | White - Scottish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WWEL | White - Welsh | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WOWB | Other White British | WBRI | White - British | White | If you have used codes WCOR - WWEL, you must use WOWB for all other pupils within the main any other ethnic group category. If you use WOWB, you cannot use WBRI. |
| WIRI | White - Irish | WIRI | White | White | |
| WIRT | Traveller of Irish heritage | WIRT | White | White | |
| WOTH | Any other white background | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You cannot use WOTH if you have used codes WALB - WWEU. |
| WALB | Albanian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WBOS | Bosnian-Herzegovinian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WCRO | Croatian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WGRE | Greek/Greek Cypriot | WOTH | Any other white background | White | If you do not wish to distinguish between pupils of Greek and Greek Cypriot, use this code. You cannot use WGRE if you have used either WGRK or WGRC. |
| WGRK | Greek | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You can only use this code with WGRC. |
| WGRC | Greek Cypriot | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You can only use this code with WGRK. |
| WITA | Italian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WKOS | Kosovan | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WPOR | Portuguese | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WSER | Serbian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WTUR | Turkish/Turkish Cypriot | WOTH | Any other white background | White | If you do not wish to distinguish between pupils of Turkish and Turkish Cypriot heritage, use this code. You cannot use WTUR if you have used either WTUK or WTUC. |
| WTUK | Turkish | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You can only use this code with WTUC. |
| WTUC | Turkish Cypriot | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You can only use this code with WTUK. |
| WEUR | White European | WOTH | Any other white background | White | If you do not collect information on white european pupils on the basis of country of origin or East/West European, use this code. |
| WEEU | White Eastern European | WOTH | Any other white background | White | Including Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian, Montenegrin and Romanian. |
| WWEU | White Western European | WOTH | Any other white background | White | Including Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Scandinavian. |
| WOTW | White other | WOTH | Any other white background | White | If you have used codes WALB - WWEU, you must use WOTW for all other pupils within the main any other white background category. If you use WOTW, you cannot use WOTH. |
| WROM | Gypsy/Roma | WROM | Gypsy/Roma | White | Use this code for pupils who identify themselves as Gypsies, Romanies, Travellers, Traditional Travellers, Romanichals, Romanichal Gypsies Welsh Gypsies/Kaale, Scottish Travellers / Gypsies, and or Roma. It should not include fairground (showmans) children; the children travelling with circuses; or the children of New Travellers or Bargees unless their ethnic status is that which is mentioned above. Use this code if you are not using WROG or WROR. |
| WROG | Gypsy | WROM | Gypsy/Roma | White | This code enables the separate identification of Gypsy pupils. This includes all children of a Gypsy ethnic background, irrespective of whether they are nomadic, semi-nomadic or living in static accommodation. |
| WROR | Roma | WROM | Gypsy/Roma | White | This code identifies the separate identification of Roma pupils. |
| WROO | Other Gypsy/Roma | WROM | Gypsy/Roma | White | Use this code for Gypsy/Roma pupils who do not identify with one or the other of the above groups - pupils with mixed Gypsy/Roma heritage. |
| MWBC | White and Black Caribbean | MWBC | White and Black Caribbean | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWBA | White and Black African | MWBA | White and Black African | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWAS | White and Asian | MWAS | White and Asian | Mixed/Dual background | You cannot use MWAS if you have used codes MWAP - MWAI. |
| MWAP | White and Pakistani | MWAS | White and Asian | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWAI | White and Indian | MWAS | White and Asian | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWAO | White and any other Asian background | MWAS | White and Asian | Mixed/Dual background | If you have used codes MWAP - MWAI, you must use MWAO for all other Mixed/Dual background
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