Find an early years census code

List of codes to use when completing your early years census.

Sex

Code Description
M Male
F Female
U Unknown (for use when, for example, the question has not been asked or for unborn children)

SEN provision

Code Description
N No special educational need
E Education, health and care plan
K SEN support

Category of early years provider

Code Description
PRIV Private
VOLY Voluntary
INDS Registered independent school
LADN Local authority day nursery
OTHR Other
CHMD Childminder
SFGR State funded governor run

Early years setting type

Code Description
EYP Early years childcare provider
SSC Sure start children’s centre
OTH Other

Early years day care

Code Description
F Full day (6 hours or more)
S Sessional day (less than 6 hours)
O Other day care

Childminder provider category

The childminder provider category is completed by providers with a category of ‘CHMD’ (childminder).

Code Description
AGY Registered with a CMA
IND Registered with Ofsted

Ethnicity

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 Irish Traveller 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 (showman’s) 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 or multiple ethnic groups  
MWBA White and Black African MWBA White and Black African Mixed or multiple ethnic groups  
MWAS White and Asian MWAS White and Asian Mixed or multiple ethnic groups You cannot use MWAS if you have used codes MWAP - MWAI.
MWAP White and Pakistani MWAS White and Asian Mixed or multiple ethnic groups  
MWAI White and Indian MWAS White and Asian Mixed or multiple ethnic groups  
MWAO White and any other Asian background MWAS White and Asian Mixed or multiple ethnic groups If you have used codes MWAP - MWAI, you must use MWAO for all other mixed or multiple ethnic groups pupils within the main ‘white and Asian’ category. If you use MWAO, you cannot use MWAS.
ABRI Asian - British ABRI Asian British Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Main code
AWEL Asian - Welsh AWEL Asian - Welsh Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Main code
MOTH Any other mixed background MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh You cannot use MOTH if you have used codes MAOE - MWCH.
MAOE Asian and any other ethnic group MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
MABL Asian and Black MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
MACH Asian and Chinese MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
MBOE Black and any other ethnic group MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
MBCH Black and Chinese MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
MCOE Chinese and any other ethnic group MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
MWOE White and any other ethnic group MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
MWCH White and Chinese MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
MOTM Other mixed background MOTH Any other mixed background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh If you have used codes MAOE - MWCH, you must use MOTM for all other pupils within the main ‘any other mixed background’ category. If you use MOTM, you cannot use MOTH.
AIND Indian AIND Indian Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
APKN Pakistani APKN Pakistani Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh You cannot use APKN if you have used codes AMPK - AKPA.
AMPK Mirpuri Pakistani APKN Pakistani Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
AKPA Kashmiri Pakistani APKN Pakistani Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
AOPK Other Pakistani APKN Pakistani Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh If you have used codes AMPK - AKPA, you must use AOPK for all other pupils within the main Pakistani category. If you use AOPK, you cannot use APKN.
ABAN Bangladeshi ABAN Bangladeshi Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
AOTH Any other Asian background AOTH Any other Asian background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh You cannot use AOTH if you have used codes AAFR - ASRO.
AAFR African Asian AOTH Any other Asian background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Including East and South African Asians.
AKAO Kashmiri other AOTH Any other Asian background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh You should use this code for Kashmiri respondents not wishing to be classified under Asian Pakistani.
ANEP Nepali AOTH Any other Asian background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
ASNL Sri Lankan Sinhalese AOTH Any other Asian background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh You can only use this code with either ASLT or ASRO.
ASLT Sri Lankan Tamil AOTH Any other Asian background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh You can only use this code with either ASNL or ASRO.
ASRO Sri Lankan other AOTH Any other Asian background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh You can only use this code with either ASNL or ASLT.
AOTA Other Asian AOTH Any other Asian background Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh If you have used codes AAFR - ASRO, you must use AOTA for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use AOTA, you cannot use AOTH.
BBRI Black-British BBRI Black-British Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Main Code
BWEL Black-Welsh BWEL Black-Welsh Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Main Code
BCRB Black Caribbean BCRB Black Caribbean Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
BAFR Black - African BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African You cannot use BAFR if you have used codes BANN - BSUD.
BANN Black - Angolan BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African  
BCON Black - Congolese BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African  
BGHA Black - Ghanaian BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African  
BNGN Black - Nigerian BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African  
BSLN Black - Sierra Leonean BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African  
BSOM Black - Somali BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African  
BSUD Black - Sudanese BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Including Sudanese of Egyptian origin.
BAOF Other Black African BAFR Black - African Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Including Black South African, Zimbabwean, Ethiopian, Rwandan and Ugandan. If you have used codes BANN - BSUD, you must use BAOF for all other Black African pupils. If you use BAOF, you cannot use BAFR.
BOTH Any other black background BOTH Any other black background Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African You cannot use BOTH if you have used codes BEUR - BNAM.
BEUR Black European BOTH Any other black background Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African  
BNAM Black North American BOTH Any other black background Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Include Black North American and Canadian.
BOTB Other Black BOTH Any other black background Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African If you have used codes BEUR - BNAM, you must use BOTB for all other pupils within the main ‘any other black background’ category. If you use BOTB, you cannot use BOTH.
CHNE Chinese CHNE Chinese Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh You cannot use CHNE if you have used codes CHKC - CTWN.
CHKC Hong Kong Chinese CHNE Chinese Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
CMAL Malaysian Chinese CHNE Chinese Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
CSNG Singaporean Chinese CHNE Chinese Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
CTWN Taiwanese CHNE Chinese Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh  
COCH Other Chinese CHNE Chinese Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh If you have used codes CHKC - CTWN, you must use COCH for all other Chinese pupils, you cannot use CHNE.
OOTH Any other ethnic group OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group You cannot use OOTH if you have used codes OAFG - OYEM.
OAFG Afghan OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
ORAB Arab OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OARA Arab other OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group Include Palestinian, Kuwaiti, Jordanian and Saudi Arabian.
OEGY Egyptian OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OFIL Filipino OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OIRN Iranian OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OIRQ Iraqi OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OJPN Japanese OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OKOR Korean OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OKRD Kurdish OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group Include Kurdish pupils from Iraq, Iran and Turkey.
OLAM Latin/South/Central American OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group Include all pupils from Central/ South America, Cuba and Belize.
OLEB Lebanese OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OLIB Libyan OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OMAL Malay OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group Including Malaysian other than Malaysian Chinese.
OMRC Moroccan OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OPOL Polynesian OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group Including Fijian, Tongan, Samoan and Tahitian.
OTHA Thai OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OVIE Vietnamese OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OYEM Yemeni OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group  
OOEG Other ethnic group OOTH Any other ethnic group Other ethnic group If you have used codes OAFG - OYEM, you must use OOEG for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use OOEG, you cannot use OOTH.
REFU Refused REFU Refused Refused  
NOBT Information not yet obtained NOBT Information not yet obtained Information not yet obtained