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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Pupils in nursery, primary, middle and secondary schools acquiring English as an additional language by local authority and stage of development
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Year[Filtered]
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StageStage of development [Filtered]
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Click here to sortStage A - New to EnglishNew to English: Needs a considerable amount of EAL support.Click here to sortStage B - Early AcquisitionEarly Acquisition: Still needs a significant amount of EAL support to access the curriculum.Click here to sortStage C - Developing competenceDeveloping competence: Requires ongoing EAL support to access the curriculum fully.Click here to sortStage D - CompetentCompetent: Needs some/occasional EAL support to access complex curriculum material and tasks.Click here to sortStage E - FluentFluent: Can operate across the curriculum to a level of competence equivalent to that of a pupil who uses English as his/her first language. Operates without EAL supportClick here to sortNot applicableNot applicable
Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales13055454513547,740
GwyneddNorth Wales56533540047047581,700
ConwyNorth Wales70549592581042074,235
DenbighshireNorth Wales72054086576527074,910
FlintshireNorth Wales1,8301,7001,7351,080710108,300
WrexhamNorth Wales1,7801,9752,6352,2301,25085,590
PowysSouth West and Mid Wales58054076552564081,230
CeredigionSouth West and Mid Wales34529545541076045,650
PembrokeshireSouth West and Mid Wales33034558050018583,565
CarmarthenshireSouth West and Mid Wales1,0659751,2051,0051,490131,305
SwanseaSouth West and Mid Wales3,4654,0505,8654,9554,985155,490
Neath Port TalbotSouth West and Mid Wales5055656757601,555100,775
BridgendCentral South Wales6057659851,060995109,255
Vale of GlamorganCentral South Wales7208851,6751,6251,230107,850
Rhondda Cynon TafCentral South Wales8807359351,0301,850185,680
Merthyr TydfilCentral South Wales65567555060069541,385
CaerphillySouth East Wales670380460255395136,715
Blaenau GwentSouth East Wales35026028025026544,530
TorfaenSouth East Wales41030026522057070,220
MonmouthshireSouth East Wales37526028025551055,935
NewportSouth East Wales10,4105,1255,4202,0551,030109,630
CardiffCentral South Wales9,50512,41516,29017,61510,760211,830
WalesThere are four formal Education consortia in Wales covering: North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, Central South Wales, South East Wales.36,59533,68543,30538,52031,1852,143,505

Metadata

Title

Pupils in nursery, primary and secondary schools acquiring English as an additional language by local authority and stage of development

Last update

19/09/2023 19/09/2023

Next update

July 2024 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), Welsh Government

Contact email

school.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

See other items

Data collection and calculation

Schools’ data are derived from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) returns and STATS 1 returns supplied by schools open on Census day in January each year. The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

From 2003/04 or more recently if the data item is not available for earlier years.

Rounding applied

* = Pupil numbers greater than zero but less than five. Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.

Statistical quality

School Census returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by Local Authorities.

Whilst most of the usual data validation processes on the 2020 school census data have taken place, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the data did not undergo the usual final validation process. As part of the Welsh Local Government Finance Settlement, the data is usually returned to local authorities for final validation. Typically, overall numbers of pupils and teachers will not change significantly during this period, with the most likely change being in the characteristics of the pupils themselves e.g. free school meal entitlement. Users should therefore be more cautious when comparing data on characteristics of pupils and staff over time, in particular where small cohorts are involved.