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Data Provider: Welsh Government 'Ability to Speak Welsh' & 'Speaking Welsh at Home', as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 5-10 in middle 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 Anglesey.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Gwynedd370560*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3701,340200*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.
Conwy.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Denbighshire*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.2,035295.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable355*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 applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Flintshire.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Wrexham.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Powys330590*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable590350*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 applicable.The data item is not applicable
Ceredigion5251,285490.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5151,685575*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.
Pembrokeshire140560765.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable735295600*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.
Carmarthenshire.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Swansea.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Neath Port Talbot220375110.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,79013020555.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Bridgend.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Vale of Glamorgan*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 applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.265880*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Rhondda Cynon Taf2452,120*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,4601,340845*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.345
Merthyr Tydfil.The data item is not applicable*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 applicable1,120.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Caerphilly*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.710.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable*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.
Blaenau Gwent*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.6804,730.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,940*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable105
Torfaen*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.30*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..The data item is not applicable*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 applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five.
Monmouthshire1590255.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable50.The data item is not applicable*Numbers greater than zero but less than five..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Newport.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Cardiff.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable

Metadata

General description

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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.

Title

'Ability to Speak Welsh' & 'Speaking Welsh at Home', as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 5-10 in middle schools by local authority

Last update

23/07/2025 23/07/2025

Next update

July 2026 (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.