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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 5 and over in primary 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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Isle of Anglesey3,8855,330615.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,8058,970900255.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Gwynedd4,1305,9651,735.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,54522,8651,300645.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable345
Conwy4,4504,8053,325.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable24,7303,430260150.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Denbighshire2,3059,7552,440.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable17,5303,8251,560340.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.400
Flintshire1,4309,7258,310.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable39,410730815830.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,480
Wrexham91513,9558,995.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable28,6101,0101,905790.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,500
Powys2,21514,4151,370.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable23,9351,770980105.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.320
Ceredigion1,8555,720660.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,2354,4751,110155.The data item is not applicable85165
Pembrokeshire95012,5201,025.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable26,9551,7301,765*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.90
Carmarthenshire3,00025,2652,025.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15,02014,34512,130*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.90
Swansea1,6255,0002,590.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable79,8201,8253,7251,535.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable80
Neath Port Talbot8552,5501,385.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable41,5552,6552,935520.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable90
Bridgend1,1903,790940.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable49,1201,1851,565540.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,445
Vale of Glamorgan7703,5351,130.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable46,3052,2652,8101,260.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Rhondda Cynon Taf1,8458,9454,305.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable64,4954,1905,7001,685.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.2,020
Merthyr Tydfil*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,6001,425.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,2054001,1351,470.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable80
Caerphilly26516,9157,745.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable31,7901,1707,2502,765.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.6,255
Blaenau Gwent2204,4301,345.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable14,500165185195.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable310
Torfaen8659,8555,955.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable19,0153001,345940.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.1,065
Monmouthshire65516,6204,175.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9,940230610*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.240
Newport33515,18010,160.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable41,9851701,065310.The data item is not applicable1652,280
Cardiff3,3353,9701,595.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable128,0256,6903,9653,055.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable615

Metadata

Title

'Ability to Speak Welsh' & 'Speaking Welsh at Home', as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 5 and over in primary, middle and secondary schools by local authority

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.