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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Ability to speak Welsh, as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 5 and over in primary, middle and secondary schools by year, sector 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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2003/04Nursery school data is incomplete for 2003/04 and 2004/05.42,239142,64227,318212,199.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable54,019129,96131,629215,609427,808
2004/05Nursery school data is incomplete for 2003/04 and 2004/05.45,274138,29625,764209,334.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable53,846129,13431,646214,626423,960
2005/06Rockfield (6801002) & Fairoak (6801005) Nursery Schools submitted a combined return for 2005/06.47,447131,72726,288205,462.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable59,465121,35832,222213,045418,507
2006/0748,438128,35725,483202,278.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable63,388113,64733,318210,353412,631
2007/0846,672127,01925,001198,692.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable71,786102,95732,193206,936405,628
2008/0945,270124,32524,734194,329.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable74,49498,38932,538205,421399,750
2009/1046,142120,87825,004192,024.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable75,28595,51633,106203,907395,931
2010/1146,802118,38826,278191,468.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable77,51790,48733,226201,230392,698
2011/1246,758117,60928,011192,378.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable77,00587,89833,112198,015390,393
2012/1349,110117,03827,776193,9242,0902341,0863,41074,40484,55632,319191,279388,613
2013/1450,276119,77428,716198,7661,9772781,0193,27473,80580,48232,140186,427388,467
2014/1550,381121,54029,766201,6872,1924251,4294,04672,18278,35031,876182,408388,141
2015/1651,520123,86129,559204,9402,2313962,3294,95672,21475,28031,175178,669388,565
2016/1751,315125,86929,580206,7644,0181,2323,0778,32771,34572,50330,964174,812389,903
2017/1851,480128,21728,931208,6284,9191,5294,66111,10972,36769,78330,068172,218391,955
2018/1952,161127,50627,947207,6145,7395,3855,01416,13875,13564,37530,767170,277394,029
2019/20Whilst 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.52,750125,33327,003205,0867,2195,2986,49919,01676,09364,65030,528171,271395,373
2020/21The schools census would usually take place in January. School closures between December 2020 and March 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the census date was delayed to 20 April 2021. The number of pupils was higher in April 2021 partly due to the later census date which meant that more pupils had entered nursery classes by the census date.51,426125,94726,338203,7117,5495,8627,07920,49075,98167,25230,900174,133398,334
2021/22The schools census would usually take place in January. Due to the level of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in January 2022, the census date was delayed to 15 February 2022.51,458126,82824,206202,4927,7125,8367,22920,77775,66969,37630,912175,957399,226
2022/2350,962126,15423,278200,3947,7787,6398,87924,29674,40771,42929,112174,948399,638

Metadata

Title

Ability to speak Welsh, as assessed by parents, of pupils in primary, middle and secondary schools by year, sector and category

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

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.

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.