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	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 (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/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 pupils within the main ‘white and Asian’ category. If you use MWAO, you cannot use MWAS.
MOTH	Any other mixed background	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background	You cannot use MOTH if you have used codes MAOE - MWCH.
MAOE	Asian and any other ethnic group	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background
MABL	Asian and Black	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background
MACH	Asian and Chinese	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background
MBOE	Black and any other ethnic group	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background
MBCH	Black and Chinese	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background
MCOE	Chinese and any other ethnic group	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background
MWOE	White and any other ethnic group	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background
MWCH	White and Chinese	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background
MOTM	Other mixed background	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Mixed/Dual background	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 or Asian British
APKN	Pakistani	APKN	Pakistani	Asian or Asian British	You cannot use APKN if you have used codes AMPK - AKPA.
AMPK	Mirpuri Pakistani	APKN	Pakistani	Asian or Asian British
AKPA	Kashmiri Pakistani	APKN	Pakistani	Asian or Asian British
AOPK	Other Pakistani	APKN	Pakistani	Asian or Asian British	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 or Asian British
AOTH	Any other Asian background	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian or Asian British	You cannot use AOTH if you have used codes AAFR - ASRO.
AAFR	African Asian	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian or Asian British	Including East and South African Asians.
AKAO	Kashmiri other	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian or Asian British	You should use this code for Kashmiri respondents not wishing to be classified under Asian Pakistani.
ANEP	Nepali	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian or Asian British
ASNL	Sri Lankan Sinhalese	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian or Asian British	You can only use this code with either ASLT or ASRO.
ASLT	Sri Lankan Tamil	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian or Asian British	You can only use this code with either ASNL or ASRO.
ASRO	Sri Lankan other	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian or Asian British	You can only use this code with either ASNL or ASLT.
AOTA	Other Asian	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian or Asian British	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.
BCRB	Black Caribbean	BCRB	Black Caribbean	Black or Black British	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 or Black British	You cannot use BAFR if you have used codes BANN - BSUD.
BANN	Black - Angolan	BAFR	Black - African	Black or Black British
BCON	Black - Congolese	BAFR	Black - African	Black or Black British
BGHA	Black - Ghanaian	BAFR	Black - African	Black or Black British
BNGN	Black - Nigerian	BAFR	Black - African	Black or Black British
BSLN	Black - Sierra Leonean	BAFR	Black - African	Black or Black British
BSOM	Black - Somali	BAFR	Black - African	Black or Black British
BSUD	Black - Sudanese	BAFR	Black - African	Black or Black British	Including Sudanese of Egyptian origin.
BAOF	Other Black African	BAFR	Black - African	Black or Black British	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 or Black British	You cannot use BOTH if you have used codes BEUR - BNAM.
BEUR	Black European	BOTH	Any other black background	Black or Black British
BNAM	Black North American	BOTH	Any other black background	Black or Black British	Include Black North American and Canadian.
BOTB	Other Black	BOTH	Any other black background	Black or Black British	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 or Asian British	You cannot use CHNE if you have used codes CHKC - CTWN.
CHKC	Hong Kong Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian or Asian British
CMAL	Malaysian Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian or Asian British
CSNG	Singaporean Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian or Asian British
CTWN	Taiwanese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian or Asian British
COCH	Other Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian or Asian British	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	Any other ethnic group	You cannot use OOTH if you have used codes OAFG - OYEM.
OAFG	Afghan	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OARA	Arab other	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group	Include Palestinian, Kuwaiti, Jordanian and Saudi Arabian.
OEGY	Egyptian	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OFIL	Filipino	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OIRN	Iranian	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OIRQ	Iraqi	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OJPN	Japanese	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OKOR	Korean	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OKRD	Kurdish	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group	Include Kurdish pupils from Iraq, Iran and Turkey.
OLAM	Latin/South/Central American	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group	Include all pupils from Central/ South America, Cuba and Belize.
OLEB	Lebanese	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OLIB	Libyan	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OMAL	Malay	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group	Including Malaysian other than Malaysian Chinese.
OMRC	Moroccan	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OPOL	Polynesian	OOTH	Any other ethnic group Any other ethnic group	Including Fijian, Tongan, Samoan and Tahitian.
OTHA	Thai	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OVIE	Vietnamese	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OYEM	Yemeni	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any other ethnic group
OOEG	Other ethnic group	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Any 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