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2019/20
English and/or Welsh 371,394 368,910 368,203 367,166 366,155 366,610 367,853 369,275 369,988
Acholi * * 5 * * * * . 5
Adangme * . . . . . . . .
Afar-Saho . . * * * * * . .
Afrikaans 26 30 35 30 37 33 47 47 49
Akan/Twi-Fante 23 21 29 32 42 44 50 57 57
Albanian/Shqip 13 22 28 36 60 81 92 102 116
Alur . . . . . . . . .
Amharic 5 6 10 13 27 40 51 59 68
Arabic 1,787 1,908 2,164 2,384 2,606 2,892 3,075 3,206 3,484
Armenian * * * * * 5 * * 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 17 14
Bhojpuri . . . . . . . . .
Bikol . . . * * * * * .
Bislama . . . . . . . . .
Balti Tibetan . . . . . . . . .
Burmese/Myanma 11 11 10 7 8 9 12 10 11
Bengali 2,505 2,693 2,843 2,846 2,938 2,968 3,016 3,022 3,019
British Sign Language 12 14 21 21 22 24 22 25 28
Basque/Euskara . . * * * * * 6 6
Bulgarian 36 58 81 115 150 199 253 317 370
Cambodian/Khmer * . . . * * * * *
Catalan 7 8 10 8 9 9 10 12 15
Caribbean Creole English 12 13 14 9 10 11 10 9 9
Caribbean Creole French * * * 6 6 * 5 * *
Chaga . . . . . . . . .
Chattisgarhi/Khatahi . . . . . . . . .
Chechen * * * * * * * * *
Chinese 683 773 889 1,009 1,117 1,243 1,360 1,418 1,466
Chokwe * * . . . . . . .
Cornish . . . . . . . . .
Chitrali/Khowar . . . . . . . . .
Chichewa/Nyanja * * * 7 9 12 9 10 12
Czech 449 509 616 598 566 537 575 589 578
Danish 15 20 25 22 17 16 15 11 13
Dagaare * . . * * . . * *
Dagbane . . . . . . . . .
Dinka/Jieng . . . * * * . * *
Dutch/Flemish 75 80 95 100 106 110 103 103 107
Dzongkha/Bhutanese . . . . . . . . .
Ebira 9 14 16 14 30 25 24 25 14
Edo/Bini * * 7 11 14 12 16 19 19
Efik-Ibibio 10 9 9 11 15 14 12 11 13
Esan/Ishan 6 7 9 10 12 12 10 15 21
Estonian * 5 6 7 7 8 12 13 12
Ewe * * 6 5 5 5 * * *
Ewondo . . * * . . . * *
Fang . . . . . . . . .
Fijian . * * 7 11 14 16 15 8
Finnish 6 8 8 19 11 15 22 26 33
Fon . . . . . . . . .
French 268 292 315 328 374 351 369 355 372
Fula/Fulfulde-Pulaar 5 7 7 15 12 20 19 20 16
Ga . . . . * * * * *
Gaelic/Irish * * * 5 6 5 7 13 7
Gaelic (Scotland) . . . . . . . . .
Georgian * * * * 5 5 6 5 *
German 173 165 172 206 189 183 186 172 158
Gogo/Chigogo . . . . . . . . .
Kikuyu/Gikuyu * * * 5 5 5 * * *
Galician/Galego . . . . . . . . *
Greek 65 63 74 92 91 113 128 151 156
Guarani . * * * * * * * *
Gujarati 136 141 139 151 153 153 160 160 160
Gurenne/Frafra . . . . . . . . .
Gurma . . . . . . . . .
Hausa 10 11 10 16 15 19 21 24 21
Hindko 125 130 131 131 136 141 133 133 122
Hebrew 12 12 15 20 24 30 24 25 27
Herero . . . . . . . . .
Hungarian 62 100 107 133 174 213 249 271 298
Hindi 141 138 157 158 161 184 193 215 227
Iban . . . . . . . . .
Idoma . . . . . . . . .
Igala * * * * . . * * *
Igbo 13 15 17 17 23 39 44 43 56
Ijo (Any) . . . * * * * * .
Ilokano * * 7 7 7 5 * * *
Itsekiri . . . . . . . * *
Icelandic * * . * 8 7 5 9 6
Italian 114 131 149 162 208 262 303 346 340
Javanese . . . . . . * * .
Jinghpaw/Kachin . . . . . . . . .
Japanese 54 46 51 54 70 67 61 50 51
Kikamba . . . . . . . . .
Kannada 9 14 16 19 25 27 33 34 35
Karen (Any) . . . . . . . . .
Kashmiri . . . * * * * * *
Kanuri * * * * * * * * *
Kazakh * . * * * . * . *
Katchi . . * * * . . . .
Kirghiz/Kyrgyz . . . . . . . . .
Khasi . . . . . . . . *
Kihaya/Luziba . . . . . . . . .
Kinyarwanda . * * * * * * 5 *
Kirundi . . . . . . . * *
Kisi (West Africa) * * * * * * * * *
Kalenjin . . . . . . . . .
Kimbundu . . . . . . . . .
Kimeru . . . . . . . . .
Konkani * * * * * 8 8 10 10
Kinyakyusa-Ngonde . . . . . . . . .
Kikongo . . * * . * * . .
Korean 70 79 83 81 87 84 78 76 62
Kpelle . . . . . * * * *
Krio 8 8 10 15 12 13 12 11 10
Kru (Any) . . . . . . . . .
Kisii/Ekegusii (Kenya) * . . . . . . . .
Kisukuma . . . . . . . . .
Kurdish 132 152 166 188 219 298 371 466 544
Lao . . . * * * * * *
Luba . . . . . . . . .
Luganda * 5 9 12 13 16 24 22 21
Lugbara . . . . . . . . .
Lugisu/Lumasaba . . . . . . . . .
Lingala 39 42 49 53 53 55 58 55 56
Lithuanian 120 181 225 266 289 314 356 392 403
Lango (Uganda) . . . . . * * * *
Lozi/Silozi . . . . . . . . .
Lusoga . . . . . . . . .
Latvian 54 63 71 91 94 98 106 104 120
Luxemburgish . . . . . . . . .
Luvale/Luena . . . . . . . . .
Lunda . . . . . . . . .
Luo (Kenya/Tanzania) . . . . . * . . .
Luhya (Any) . . . . . . . . .
Magahi . . * * . . . . .
Maithili . . . . . . . * .
Makua . . . . . . . . .
Manding/Mandekan 6 13 23 24 28 35 35 43 46
Maori . . . . . * * * *
Marathi 17 18 19 22 17 15 17 19 21
Maasai . * * . . . . . *
Maldivian/Dhivehi * . . . . . * * *
Mende . . . . . . . . .
Macedonian * * * * * * * * *
Malagasy * * . . * * * * *
Malayalam 356 451 556 627 693 734 724 742 744
Maltese 24 21 17 20 17 16 16 13 13
Malay/Indonesian 94 88 75 63 58 62 71 57 50
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 33 28
Nepali 158 188 174 152 143 135 124 130 124
Norwegian 28 32 40 41 24 26 22 17 20
Nuer/Naadh . . . . . . * * *
Nupe . . . . . . . * *
Newari . * * * . . . . .
Nzema . . . . . . . . .
Ambo/Oshiwambo . . * * * * * 5 *
Ogoni (Any) * * * * . * . . .
Oriya * * * * * 5 5 9 6
Oromo . * * . * * 6 8 5
Other Language 1,544 1,248 936 747 634 504 390 406 388
Pangasinan * * * . . . . . .
Pampangan . . . . . . . . .
Pashto/Pakhto 322 315 323 351 357 374 377 366 363
Pahari/Himachali (India) . * * * * * * * 5
Pahari (Pakistan) 12 13 13 12 14 14 22 20 19
Panjabi 1,203 1,256 1,280 1,279 1,311 1,264 1,269 1,268 1,242
Polish 1,911 2,325 2,847 3,421 3,961 4,350 4,672 4,855 4,961
Portuguese 511 552 654 682 752 796 808 834 846
Persian/Farsi 166 167 187 195 216 248 280 285 310
Quechua . . . . . . . . .
Rajasthani/Marwari . . . * * * * * *
Romany/English Romanes 18 9 * * * * * * *
Romani (International) 26 29 32 44 84 85 119 130 131
Romanian 152 221 280 378 557 721 848 985 1,091
Romansch . . . . . . . * *
Runyakitara . . . . . . . . .
Russian 142 162 193 204 212 230 247 272 294
Samoan * * . . . . . . .
Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian 29 33 29 28 35 29 34 38 39
Scots * * * * * . . . .
Shilluk/Cholo . . . . * * * * .
Shona 101 121 130 118 126 119 119 119 117
Sidamo . . . . . . . . .
Sign Language (Other) * * 5 5 5 5 * * *
Slovak 214 266 310 351 330 321 281 304 323
Slovenian * * * 8 9 7 6 8 5
Sindhi 6 * * 8 9 11 11 11 11
Sango . . . . . . . . .
Sinhala 42 41 57 55 49 65 74 83 100
Somali 986 1,011 1,021 1,038 1,049 1,005 967 910 852
Spanish 178 234 275 302 348 384 416 410 465
Sardinian . . . . . . . . .
Siraiki . . . . . . . . .
Sotho/Sesotho * * * 5 5 * * * *
Swazi/Siswati . * * * * * . . .
Tswana/Setswana * * 6 * 5 * * * 6
Swahili/Kiswahili 57 55 55 66 65 72 83 82 76
Swedish 39 42 41 42 32 29 29 33 31
Tamil 162 181 233 271 309 318 356 388 434
Telugu 26 36 50 54 60 71 72 79 87
Temne * * * . . . . . .
Teso/Ateso . . . . . . . . .
Tigre . * * * * * * 5 6
Tagalog/Filipino 859 945 1,031 1,004 1,006 974 932 882 830
Tigrinya 37 45 48 56 74 83 86 102 115
Thai 133 166 186 190 213 217 225 219 207
Tibetan * * 5 * 5 5 6 5 6
Tiv . . . * * * * 5 *
Berber/Tamazight 6 * 6 6 * * 6 5 5
Tonga/Chitonga (Zambia) . * * * * * * . .
Tongan (Oceania) . . * * * * 6 * *
Tok Pisin * * * * * . . . .
Traveller Irish/Shelta . . . . . . * * .
Tsonga * . * * * * . . .
Turkmen . . . . . . . . .
Tulu . . * * * * * * *
Tumbuka . . * * * * . . .
Turkish 227 269 327 371 392 433 484 557 648
Ukrainian * * 6 11 12 16 19 19 21
Umbundu . * * * * * * * *
Urdu 1,057 1,129 1,224 1,294 1,338 1,380 1,391 1,474 1,508
Urhobo-Isoko * * * 6 * * * * *
Uyghur . . . * * * * * *
Uzbek * * * * * * * * 5
Venda . . . . . . . . .
Vietnamese 31 41 53 68 71 88 85 92 112
Visayan/Bisaya 7 6 12 12 13 12 11 11 14
Wa-Paraok (South-East Asia) . * . . . . . * *
West-African Creole Portuguese . . . . . . . * *
Wolof 13 13 17 22 22 30 34 36 33
West-African Pidgin English 6 7 7 8 * 5 5 5 6
Xhosa 10 12 9 6 6 5 5 * 5
Yao/Chiyao (East Africa) . * * . . * . * *
Yiddish . . . . . . . * .
Yoruba 40 44 48 56 59 78 90 108 118
Zande . . . . . . . * .
Zulu 16 18 13 17 15 17 18 12 12
Refused 590 449 271 223 182 153 139 145 135
Classification Pending 4,048 3,380 2,162 1,498 1,336 1,013 720 452 328
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First language of pupils aged 5 and over by language and year
2011/12
