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English and/or Welsh 371,394 368,910 368,203 367,166 366,155 366,610 367,853
Acholi * * 5 * * * *
Adangme * . . . . . .
Afar-Saho . . * * * * *
Afrikaans 26 30 35 30 37 33 47
Akan/Twi-Fante 23 21 29 32 42 44 50
Albanian/Shqip 13 22 28 36 60 81 92
Alur . . . . . . .
Amharic 5 6 10 13 27 40 51
Arabic 1,787 1,908 2,164 2,384 2,606 2,892 3,075
Armenian * * * * * 5 *
Assamese . . * * * * *
Assyrian/Aramaic . . . * * * *
Anyi-Baule . . . . . . .
Aymara . . . . . . .
Azeri * * 5 * * * *
Bamileke (Any) . . . . . . .
Balochi * * 8 6 . * *
Beja/Bedawi . . . . . . .
Belarusian * * * * * * *
Bemba 8 10 19 20 17 14 13
Bhojpuri . . . . . . .
Bikol . . . * * * *
Bislama . . . . . . .
Balti Tibetan . . . . . . .
Burmese/Myanma 11 11 10 7 8 9 12
Bengali 2,505 2,693 2,843 2,846 2,938 2,968 3,016
British Sign Language 12 14 21 21 22 24 22
Basque/Euskara . . * * * * *
Bulgarian 36 58 81 115 150 199 253
Cambodian/Khmer * . . . * * *
Catalan 7 8 10 8 9 9 10
Caribbean Creole English 12 13 14 9 10 11 10
Caribbean Creole French * * * 6 6 * 5
Chaga . . . . . . .
Chattisgarhi/Khatahi . . . . . . .
Chechen * * * * * * *
Chinese 683 773 889 1,009 1,117 1,243 1,360
Chokwe * * . . . . .
Cornish . . . . . . .
Chitrali/Khowar . . . . . . .
Chichewa/Nyanja * * * 7 9 12 9
Czech 449 509 616 598 566 537 575
Danish 15 20 25 22 17 16 15
Dagaare * . . * * . .
Dagbane . . . . . . .
Dinka/Jieng . . . * * * .
Dutch/Flemish 75 80 95 100 106 110 103
Dzongkha/Bhutanese . . . . . . .
Ebira 9 14 16 14 30 25 24
Edo/Bini * * 7 11 14 12 16
Efik-Ibibio 10 9 9 11 15 14 12
Esan/Ishan 6 7 9 10 12 12 10
Estonian * 5 6 7 7 8 12
Ewe * * 6 5 5 5 *
Ewondo . . * * . . .
Fang . . . . . . .
Fijian . * * 7 11 14 16
Finnish 6 8 8 19 11 15 22
Fon . . . . . . .
French 268 292 315 328 374 351 369
Fula/Fulfulde-Pulaar 5 7 7 15 12 20 19
Ga . . . . * * *
Gaelic/Irish * * * 5 6 5 7
Gaelic (Scotland) . . . . . . .
Georgian * * * * 5 5 6
German 173 165 172 206 189 183 186
Gogo/Chigogo . . . . . . .
Kikuyu/Gikuyu * * * 5 5 5 *
Galician/Galego . . . . . . .
Greek 65 63 74 92 91 113 128
Guarani . * * * * * *
Gujarati 136 141 139 151 153 153 160
Gurenne/Frafra . . . . . . .
Gurma . . . . . . .
Hausa 10 11 10 16 15 19 21
Hindko 125 130 131 131 136 141 133
Hebrew 12 12 15 20 24 30 24
Herero . . . . . . .
Hungarian 62 100 107 133 174 213 249
Hindi 141 138 157 158 161 184 193
Iban . . . . . . .
Idoma . . . . . . .
Igala * * * * . . *
Igbo 13 15 17 17 23 39 44
Ijo (Any) . . . * * * *
Ilokano * * 7 7 7 5 *
Itsekiri . . . . . . .
Icelandic * * . * 8 7 5
Italian 114 131 149 162 208 262 303
Javanese . . . . . . *
Jinghpaw/Kachin . . . . . . .
Japanese 54 46 51 54 70 67 61
Kikamba . . . . . . .
Kannada 9 14 16 19 25 27 33
Karen (Any) . . . . . . .
Kashmiri . . . * * * *
Kanuri * * * * * * *
Kazakh * . * * * . *
Katchi . . * * * . .
Kirghiz/Kyrgyz . . . . . . .
Khasi . . . . . . .
Kihaya/Luziba . . . . . . .
Kinyarwanda . * * * * * *
Kirundi . . . . . . .
Kisi (West Africa) * * * * * * *
Kalenjin . . . . . . .
Kimbundu . . . . . . .
Kimeru . . . . . . .
Konkani * * * * * 8 8
Kinyakyusa-Ngonde . . . . . . .
Kikongo . . * * . * *
Korean 70 79 83 81 87 84 78
Kpelle . . . . . * *
Krio 8 8 10 15 12 13 12
Kru (Any) . . . . . . .
Kisii/Ekegusii (Kenya) * . . . . . .
Kisukuma . . . . . . .
Kurdish 132 152 166 188 219 298 371
Lao . . . * * * *
Luba . . . . . . .
Luganda * 5 9 12 13 16 24
Lugbara . . . . . . .
Lugisu/Lumasaba . . . . . . .
Lingala 39 42 49 53 53 55 58
Lithuanian 120 181 225 266 289 314 356
Lango (Uganda) . . . . . * *
Lozi/Silozi . . . . . . .
Lusoga . . . . . . .
Latvian 54 63 71 91 94 98 106
Luxemburgish . . . . . . .
Luvale/Luena . . . . . . .
Lunda . . . . . . .
Luo (Kenya/Tanzania) . . . . . * .
Luhya (Any) . . . . . . .
Magahi . . * * . . .
Maithili . . . . . . .
Makua . . . . . . .
Manding/Mandekan 6 13 23 24 28 35 35
Maori . . . . . * *
Marathi 17 18 19 22 17 15 17
Maasai . * * . . . .
Maldivian/Dhivehi * . . . . . *
Mende . . . . . . .
Macedonian * * * * * * *
Malagasy * * . . * * *
Malayalam 356 451 556 627 693 734 724
Maltese 24 21 17 20 17 16 16
Malay/Indonesian 94 88 75 63 58 62 71
Magindanao-Maranao . . . . . . .
Mongolian (Khalkha) * * * * * * *
Manx Gaelic . . . . . . .
Moore/Mossi . . . . . . .
Mauritian/Seychelles Creole * * * * * * *
Munda (Any) . . . . * * *
Maya (Any) . * * * * . .
Nahuatl/Mexicano . . . * * . .
Nama/Damara . . . . . . .
Nubian (Any) . . . . . . .
Ndebele 25 23 22 32 35 32 31
Nepali 158 188 174 152 143 135 124
Norwegian 28 32 40 41 24 26 22
Nuer/Naadh . . . . . . *
Nupe . . . . . . .
Newari . * * * . . .
Nzema . . . . . . .
Ambo/Oshiwambo . . * * * * *
Ogoni (Any) * * * * . * .
Oriya * * * * * 5 5
Oromo . * * . * * 6
Other Language 1,544 1,248 936 747 634 504 390
Pangasinan * * * . . . .
Pampangan . . . . . . .
Pashto/Pakhto 322 315 323 351 357 374 377
Pahari/Himachali (India) . * * * * * *
Pahari (Pakistan) 12 13 13 12 14 14 22
Panjabi 1,203 1,256 1,280 1,279 1,311 1,264 1,269
Polish 1,911 2,325 2,847 3,421 3,961 4,350 4,672
Portuguese 511 552 654 682 752 796 808
Persian/Farsi 166 167 187 195 216 248 280
Quechua . . . . . . .
Rajasthani/Marwari . . . * * * *
Romany/English Romanes 18 9 * * * * *
Romani (International) 26 29 32 44 84 85 119
Romanian 152 221 280 378 557 721 848
Romansch . . . . . . .
Runyakitara . . . . . . .
Russian 142 162 193 204 212 230 247
Samoan * * . . . . .
Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian 29 33 29 28 35 29 34
Scots * * * * * . .
Shilluk/Cholo . . . . * * *
Shona 101 121 130 118 126 119 119
Sidamo . . . . . . .
Sign Language (Other) * * 5 5 5 5 *
Slovak 214 266 310 351 330 321 281
Slovenian * * * 8 9 7 6
Sindhi 6 * * 8 9 11 11
Sango . . . . . . .
Sinhala 42 41 57 55 49 65 74
Somali 986 1,011 1,021 1,038 1,049 1,005 967
Spanish 178 234 275 302 348 384 416
Sardinian . . . . . . .
Siraiki . . . . . . .
Sotho/Sesotho * * * 5 5 * *
Swazi/Siswati . * * * * * .
Tswana/Setswana * * 6 * 5 * *
Swahili/Kiswahili 57 55 55 66 65 72 83
Swedish 39 42 41 42 32 29 29
Tamil 162 181 233 271 309 318 356
Telugu 26 36 50 54 60 71 72
Temne * * * . . . .
Teso/Ateso . . . . . . .
Tigre . * * * * * *
Tagalog/Filipino 859 945 1,031 1,004 1,006 974 932
Tigrinya 37 45 48 56 74 83 86
Thai 133 166 186 190 213 217 225
Tibetan * * 5 * 5 5 6
Tiv . . . * * * *
Berber/Tamazight 6 * 6 6 * * 6
Tonga/Chitonga (Zambia) . * * * * * *
Tongan (Oceania) . . * * * * 6
Tok Pisin * * * * * . .
Traveller Irish/Shelta . . . . . . *
Tsonga * . * * * * .
Turkmen . . . . . . .
Tulu . . * * * * *
Tumbuka . . * * * * .
Turkish 227 269 327 371 392 433 484
Ukrainian * * 6 11 12 16 19
Umbundu . * * * * * *
Urdu 1,057 1,129 1,224 1,294 1,338 1,380 1,391
Urhobo-Isoko * * * 6 * * *
Uyghur . . . * * * *
Uzbek * * * * * * *
Venda . . . . . . .
Vietnamese 31 41 53 68 71 88 85
Visayan/Bisaya 7 6 12 12 13 12 11
Wa-Paraok (South-East Asia) . * . . . . .
West-African Creole Portuguese . . . . . . .
Wolof 13 13 17 22 22 30 34
West-African Pidgin English 6 7 7 8 * 5 5
Xhosa 10 12 9 6 6 5 5
Yao/Chiyao (East Africa) . * * . . * .
Yiddish . . . . . . .
Yoruba 40 44 48 56 59 78 90
Zande . . . . . . .
Zulu 16 18 13 17 15 17 18
Refused 590 449 271 223 182 153 139
Classification Pending 4,048 3,380 2,162 1,498 1,336 1,013 720
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First language of pupils aged 5 and over by language and year
2011/12
