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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Ability to speak Welsh, as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 5 and over in primary, middle and secondary schools by local authority, region and category

The data mainly represents parents perceptions of their children’s fluency and will not necessarily be the same as the ability shown by the pupil in their school work.

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[Collapse]North Wales203,179316,440358,136877,755
North WalesIsle of Anglesey39,03531,63115,25585,921
Gwynedd97,10537,62414,960149,689
Conwy17,91456,17265,302139,388
Denbighshire25,05558,01355,029138,097
Flintshire10,00774,912118,676203,595
Wrexham14,06358,08888,914161,065
[Collapse]South West and Mid Wales215,193324,707580,5851,120,485
South West and Mid WalesPowys16,47777,53666,730160,743
Ceredigion38,50133,27815,13786,916
Pembrokeshire18,60853,31380,560152,481
Carmarthenshire89,03282,39365,717237,142
Swansea27,75149,251226,204303,206
Neath Port Talbot24,82428,936126,237179,997
[Collapse]Central South Wales141,978227,011890,6991,259,688
Central South WalesBridgend11,68131,632150,551193,864
Vale of Glamorgan20,68860,569110,802192,059
Rhondda Cynon Taf55,40157,835222,088335,324
Merthyr Tydfil4,79913,81858,43277,049
Cardiff49,40963,157348,826461,392
[Collapse]South East Wales53,439367,067368,140788,646
South East WalesCaerphilly32,990101,770107,919242,679
Blaenau Gwent99432,07549,23382,302
Torfaen11,99966,52153,585132,105
Monmouthshire1,63869,62535,293106,556
Newport5,81897,076122,110225,004
[Collapse]WalesWales613,7891,235,2252,197,5604,046,574

Metadata

Title

Ability to speak Welsh, as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 5 and over in primary, middle and secondary schools by local authority, region and category

Last update

31/07/2024 31/07/2024

Next update

July 2025 (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

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.

General description

The data mainly represents parents perceptions of their children’s fluency and will not necessarily be the same as the ability shown by the pupil in their school work.

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

None.

Name

SCHS0275