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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics 'Ability to Speak Welsh' & 'Speaking Welsh at Home', as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 11-15 in secondary schools by local authority

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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Area Code[Filter]
Year[Filtered]
Measure1
Ability to speak Welsh[Filter]
Speaking Welsh at home[Filtered]
Local Authority[Filter]
[Collapse]Can speak Welsh but not fluently[Collapse]Cannot speak Welsh[Collapse]Fluent in Welsh[Collapse]Information not obtained
Click here to sortSpeaks Welsh at homeClick here to sortDoes not speak Welsh at homeClick here to sortNot applicable / cannot speak WelshClick here to sortSpeaks Welsh at homeClick here to sortDoes not speak Welsh at homeClick here to sortNot applicable / cannot speak WelshClick here to sortSpeaks Welsh at homeClick here to sortDoes not speak Welsh at homeClick here to sortNot applicable / cannot speak WelshClick here to sortSpeaks Welsh at homeClick here to sortDoes not speak Welsh at homeClick here to sortNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
Isle of Anglesey1,3007,030230.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3058,2652,435145.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Gwynedd1,5106,455835.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,30520,2154,650475.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable195
Conwy1,88011,0753,860.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10,2403,5751,230200.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable655
Denbighshire7158,5505,245.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,2104,8753,000375.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,695
Flintshire65014,49513,765.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable13,2859102,040*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.4,555
Wrexham22511,6108,340.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11,5251,0102,935475.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,375
Powys63012,8658,365.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,0201,7751,415535.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,190
Ceredigion6104,910510.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,1903,3102,640175.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable85
Pembrokeshire36511,2604,820.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10,1051,7752,17585.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,590
Carmarthenshire1,38017,2752,925.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable12,66012,78012,355*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.200
Swansea33013,6501,850.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable48,6602,2007,255445.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,230
Neath Port Talbot3702,2955,920.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15,975465705190.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.2,360
Bridgend4059,1202,225.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22,0501,2352,480260.The data item is not applicable109,390
Vale of Glamorgan28515,15010,695.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable14,530275385*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.655
Rhondda Cynon Taf64010,7356,720.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable36,4953,1656,995505.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,880
Merthyr Tydfil*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.4,4951,505.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11,000*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.55*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Caerphilly13023,6858,090.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable14,6151,2757,790360.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.450
Blaenau Gwent*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.4,4652,255.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable535*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable670
Torfaen27516,3209,520.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,5607652,825*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.215
Monmouthshire23013,8403,820.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,505*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.165*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable265
Newport29526,41511,040.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable13,1352502,005160.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,360
Cardiff79522,8903,380.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable66,9456,7308,200805.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,875

Metadata

Title

'Ability to Speak Welsh' & 'Speaking Welsh at Home', as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 11-15 in secondary schools by year

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

Wales

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

See other items

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 2007/08 or more recently if the data item is not available for earlier years.

Rounding applied

* = Pupil numbers greater than zero but less than five. Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.

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.