What if large numbers of parents or pupils actively refuse to have an ethnic group recorded?
If a parent or pupil indicates that they do not wish their ethnicity to be recorded, their wishes must be respected and a ‘refusal’ should be recorded. This applies to isolated cases involving one parent or pupil as well as larger groups. However, the DCSF will be interested to know if there are local reasons why parents or different communities may be resistant to providing this information.
