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2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
English and/or Welsh 368,910 368,203 367,166 366,155 366,610 367,853 369,275 369,988 372,186 372,426 370,275
Acholi * 5 * * * * . 5 * * *
Adangme . . . . . . . . * . *
Afar-Saho . * * * * * . . * * 5
Afrikaans 30 35 30 37 33 47 47 49 53 84 95
Akan/Twi-Fante 21 29 32 42 44 50 57 57 57 65 55
Albanian/Shqip 22 28 36 60 81 92 102 116 117 133 156
Alur . . . . . . . . . . .
Amharic 6 10 13 27 40 51 59 68 79 97 105
Arabic 1,908 2,164 2,384 2,606 2,892 3,075 3,206 3,484 3,613 3,783 3,876
Armenian * * * * 5 * * 5 * * *
Assamese . * * * * * * * * * *
Assyrian/Aramaic . . * * * * * * * 5 5
Anyi-Baule . . . . . . * . . . .
Aymara . . . . . . . . . . .
Azeri * 5 * * * * . . * * *
Bamileke (Any) . . . . . . . . . . .
Balochi * 8 6 . * * . . . * .
Beja/Bedawi . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarusian * * * * * * * * * 5 *
Bemba 10 19 20 17 14 13 17 14 13 14 13
Bhojpuri . . . . . . . . . . .
Bikol . . * * * * * . . * .
Bislama . . . . . . . . . . .
Balti Tibetan . . . . . . . . . . .
Burmese/Myanma 11 10 7 8 9 12 10 11 13 7 10
Bengali 2,693 2,843 2,846 2,938 2,968 3,016 3,022 3,019 3,061 3,035 2,975
British Sign Language 14 21 21 22 24 22 25 28 26 23 27
Basque/Euskara . * * * * * 6 6 * * *
Bulgarian 58 81 115 150 199 253 317 370 395 407 426
Cambodian/Khmer . . . * * * * * . * *
Catalan 8 10 8 9 9 10 12 15 11 11 18
Caribbean Creole English 13 14 9 10 11 10 9 9 6 6 *
Caribbean Creole French * * 6 6 * 5 * * * * *
Chaga . . . . . . . . . . .
Chattisgarhi/Khatahi . . . . . . . . . . .
Chechen * * * * * * * * * * *
Chinese 773 889 1,009 1,117 1,243 1,360 1,418 1,466 1,518 1,605 1,673
Chokwe * . . . . . . . . . .
Cornish . . . . . . . . . . .
Chitrali/Khowar . . . . . . . . . . .
Chichewa/Nyanja * * 7 9 12 9 10 12 11 10 11
Czech 509 616 598 566 537 575 589 578 537 533 544
Danish 20 25 22 17 16 15 11 13 15 14 10
Dagaare . . * * . . * * * * *
Dagbane . . . . . . . . . . .
Dinka/Jieng . . * * * . * * * * *
Dutch/Flemish 80 95 100 106 110 103 103 107 110 97 91
Dzongkha/Bhutanese . . . . . . . . . . .
Ebira 14 16 14 30 25 24 25 14 12 15 16
Edo/Bini * 7 11 14 12 16 19 19 20 26 35
Efik-Ibibio 9 9 11 15 14 12 11 13 13 17 17
Esan/Ishan 7 9 10 12 12 10 15 21 18 23 21
Estonian 5 6 7 7 8 12 13 12 14 15 13
Ewe * 6 5 5 5 * * * * * *
Ewondo . * * . . . * * * * *
Fang . . . . . . . . . . .
Fijian * * 7 11 14 16 15 8 8 11 9
Finnish 8 8 19 11 15 22 26 33 32 35 33
Fon . . . . . . . . . . .
French 292 315 328 374 351 369 355 372 396 381 379
Fula/Fulfulde-Pulaar 7 7 15 12 20 19 20 16 18 16 17
Ga . . . * * * * * * * *
Gaelic/Irish * * 5 6 5 7 13 7 7 6 7
Gaelic (Scotland) . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgian * * * 5 5 6 5 * * 7 14
German 165 172 206 189 183 186 172 158 171 166 158
Gogo/Chigogo . . . . . . . . . . .
Kikuyu/Gikuyu * * 5 5 5 * * * . * *
Galician/Galego . . . . . . . * * * .
Greek 63 74 92 91 113 128 151 156 154 163 162
Guarani * * * * * * * * * * *
Gujarati 141 139 151 153 153 160 160 160 166 161 176
Gurenne/Frafra . . . . . . . . . . .
Gurma . . . . . . . . * * *
Hausa 11 10 16 15 19 21 24 21 22 24 17
Hindko 130 131 131 136 141 133 133 122 118 107 105
Hebrew 12 15 20 24 30 24 25 27 19 15 14
Herero . . . . . . . . . . *
Hungarian 100 107 133 174 213 249 271 298 343 357 378
Hindi 138 157 158 161 184 193 215 227 255 260 294
Iban . . . . . . . . * * *
Idoma . . . . . . . . . . .
Igala * * * . . * * * * * 5
Igbo 15 17 17 23 39 44 43 56 59 87 157
Ijo (Any) . . * * * * * . . . .
Ilokano * 7 7 7 5 * * * * * *
Itsekiri . . . . . . * * * 5 5
Icelandic * . * 8 7 5 9 6 * * *
Italian 131 149 162 208 262 303 346 340 369 351 349
Javanese . . . . . * * . . . *
Jinghpaw/Kachin . . . . . . . . . . .
Japanese 46 51 54 70 67 61 50 51 50 47 48
Kikamba . . . . . . . . . . .
Kannada 14 16 19 25 27 33 34 35 32 30 35
Karen (Any) . . . . . . . . . . .
Kashmiri . . * * * * * * * * *
Kanuri * * * * * * * * * * *
Kazakh . * * * . * . * * * 6
Katchi . * * * . . . . . . .
Kirghiz/Kyrgyz . . . . . . . . . . *
Khasi . . . . . . . * * * *
Kihaya/Luziba . . . . . . . . . . .
Kinyarwanda * * * * * * 5 * 5 5 *
Kirundi . . . . . . * * . . *
Kisi (West Africa) * * * * * * * * * * *
Kalenjin . . . . . . . . . . .
Kimbundu . . . . . . . . . . .
Kimeru . . . . . . . . . . .
Konkani * * * * 8 8 10 10 13 15 23
Kinyakyusa-Ngonde . . . . . . . . . . .
Kikongo . * * . * * . . . . .
Korean 79 83 81 87 84 78 76 62 68 61 56
Kpelle . . . . * * * * * * *
Krio 8 10 15 12 13 12 11 10 11 12 13
Kru (Any) . . . . . . . . . . .
Kisii/Ekegusii (Kenya) . . . . . . . . . . .
Kisukuma . . . . . . . . . . .
Kurdish 152 166 188 219 298 371 466 544 625 738 839
Lao . . * * * * * * * * *
Luba . . . . . . . . . . .
Luganda 5 9 12 13 16 24 22 21 21 24 26
Lugbara . . . . . . . . . . .
Lugisu/Lumasaba . . . . . . . . . . .
Lingala 42 49 53 53 55 58 55 56 61 55 46
Lithuanian 181 225 266 289 314 356 392 403 392 394 391
Lango (Uganda) . . . . * * * * 5 5 *
Lozi/Silozi . . . . . . . . . . .
Lusoga . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvian 63 71 91 94 98 106 104 120 131 119 119
Luxemburgish . . . . . . . . . . .
Luvale/Luena . . . . . . . . . . .
Lunda . . . . . . . . . . .
Luo (Kenya/Tanzania) . . . . * . . . * * .
Luhya (Any) . . . . . . . . . . .
Magahi . * * . . . . . . . .
Maithili . . . . . . * . . . .
Makua . . . . . . . . . . .
Manding/Mandekan 13 23 24 28 35 35 43 46 41 50 50
Maori . . . . * * * * * * .
Marathi 18 19 22 17 15 17 19 21 25 27 28
Maasai * * . . . . . * . . .
Maldivian/Dhivehi . . . . . * * * * * *
Mende . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonian * * * * * * * * 6 6 6
Malagasy * . . * * * * * * * *
Malayalam 451 556 627 693 734 724 742 744 793 936 1,337
Maltese 21 17 20 17 16 16 13 13 12 8 9
Malay/Indonesian 88 75 63 58 62 71 57 50 49 58 75
Magindanao-Maranao . . . . . . . . * * *
Mongolian (Khalkha) * * * * * * * * * * 5
Manx Gaelic . . . . . . . . . . .
Moore/Mossi . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritian/Seychelles Creole * * * * * * * * * * *
Munda (Any) . . . * * * * * * * *
Maya (Any) * * * * . . . . . . .
Nahuatl/Mexicano . . * * . . . . . . .
Nama/Damara . . . . . . . . . . .
Nubian (Any) . . . . . . . . * * .
Ndebele 23 22 32 35 32 31 33 28 26 32 38
Nepali 188 174 152 143 135 124 130 124 118 113 102
Norwegian 32 40 41 24 26 22 17 20 16 17 20
Nuer/Naadh . . . . . * * * * * *
Nupe . . . . . . * * . . .
Newari * * * . . . . . . . .
Nzema . . . . . . . . . . .
Ambo/Oshiwambo . * * * * * 5 * * * *
Ogoni (Any) * * * . * . . . . . .
Oriya * * * * 5 5 9 6 5 * *
Oromo * * . * * 6 8 5 5 7 10
Other Language 1,248 936 747 634 504 390 406 388 376 367 424
Pangasinan * * . . . . . . . . .
Pampangan . . . . . . . . . . .
Pashto/Pakhto 315 323 351 357 374 377 366 363 365 404 462
Pahari/Himachali (India) * * * * * * * 5 * * *
Pahari (Pakistan) 13 13 12 14 14 22 20 19 19 26 29
Panjabi 1,256 1,280 1,279 1,311 1,264 1,269 1,268 1,242 1,183 1,122 1,065
Polish 2,325 2,847 3,421 3,961 4,350 4,672 4,855 4,961 5,081 5,133 5,199
Portuguese 552 654 682 752 796 808 834 846 874 823 805
Persian/Farsi 167 187 195 216 248 280 285 310 330 385 477
Quechua . . . . . . . . . . .
Rajasthani/Marwari . . * * * * * * * * *
Romany/English Romanes 9 * * * * * * * * * *
Romani (International) 29 32 44 84 85 119 130 131 115 105 98
Romanian 221 280 378 557 721 848 985 1,091 1,147 1,247 1,379
Romansch . . . . . . * * * * *
Runyakitara . . . . . . . . . . .
Russian 162 193 204 212 230 247 272 294 314 340 549
Samoan * . . . . . . . . . *
Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian 33 29 28 35 29 34 38 39 38 31 29
Scots * * * * . . . . * * *
Shilluk/Cholo . . . * * * * . . . .
Shona 121 130 118 126 119 119 119 117 125 138 155
Sidamo . . . . . . . . . . *
Sign Language (Other) * 5 5 5 5 * * * * * *
Slovak 266 310 351 330 321 281 304 323 327 354 373
Slovenian * * 8 9 7 6 8 5 * 9 5
Sindhi * * 8 9 11 11 11 11 10 11 11
Sango . . . . . . . . . . .
Sinhala 41 57 55 49 65 74 83 100 100 163 278
Somali 1,011 1,021 1,038 1,049 1,005 967 910 852 801 722 638
Spanish 234 275 302 348 384 416 410 465 508 529 554
Sardinian . . . . . . . . . . .
Siraiki . . . . . . . . . * .
Sotho/Sesotho * * 5 5 * * * * * * *
Swazi/Siswati * * * * * . . . . . .
Tswana/Setswana * 6 * 5 * * * 6 6 6 8
Swahili/Kiswahili 55 55 66 65 72 83 82 76 75 80 74
Swedish 42 41 42 32 29 29 33 31 30 33 31
Tamil 181 233 271 309 318 356 388 434 500 522 546
Telugu 36 50 54 60 71 72 79 87 105 110 114
Temne * * . . . . . . . . .
Teso/Ateso . . . . . . . . . * *
Tigre * * * * * * 5 6 7 9 10
Tagalog/Filipino 945 1,031 1,004 1,006 974 932 882 830 771 698 619
Tigrinya 45 48 56 74 83 86 102 115 122 133 149
Thai 166 186 190 213 217 225 219 207 216 195 178
Tibetan * 5 * 5 5 6 5 6 6 11 11
Tiv . . * * * * 5 * 6 6 10
Berber/Tamazight * 6 6 * * 6 5 5 5 6 6
Tonga/Chitonga (Zambia) * * * * * * . . . . .
Tongan (Oceania) . * * * * 6 * * * * *
Tok Pisin * * * * . . . . . . .
Traveller Irish/Shelta . . . . . * * . . . *
Tsonga . * * * * . . . . . .
Turkmen . . . . . . . . * * *
Tulu . * * * * * * * * * *
Tumbuka . * * * * . . . . . .
Turkish 269 327 371 392 433 484 557 648 738 808 828
Ukrainian * 6 11 12 16 19 19 21 23 27 1,098
Umbundu * * * * * * * * * * .
Urdu 1,129 1,224 1,294 1,338 1,380 1,391 1,474 1,508 1,620 1,651 1,669
Urhobo-Isoko * * 6 * * * * * * 7 8
Uyghur . . * * * * * * * * *
Uzbek * * * * * * * 5 * * 6
Venda . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnamese 41 53 68 71 88 85 92 112 127 141 154
Visayan/Bisaya 6 12 12 13 12 11 11 14 17 15 15
Wa-Paraok (South-East Asia) * . . . . . * * . * *
West-African Creole Portuguese . . . . . . * * * * *
Wolof 13 17 22 22 30 34 36 33 34 39 38
West-African Pidgin English 7 7 8 * 5 5 5 6 7 7 7
Xhosa 12 9 6 6 5 5 * 5 * * *
Yao/Chiyao (East Africa) * * . . * . * * * * *
Yiddish . . . . . . * . * * *
Yoruba 44 48 56 59 78 90 108 118 142 194 441
Zande . . . . . . * . . . .
Zulu 18 13 17 15 17 18 12 12 11 14 17
Refused 449 271 223 182 153 139 145 135 156 195 207
Classification Pending 3,380 2,162 1,498 1,336 1,013 720 452 328 222 170 130
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First language of pupils aged 5 and over by language and year
2012/13
