Pupils in maintained schools aged 5 or over, ability to speak Welsh as assessed by parents, by local authority, category and year (primary, middle and secondary schools)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Category
1,353	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
7,242	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,663	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,258 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Torfaen	Total
225	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
7,894	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,155	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,274 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Total
336	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
11,342	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,964	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,642 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Newport	Total
4,792	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
4,340	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
33,022	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
42,154 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Cardiff	Total
61,181	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Fluent in Welsh
125,604	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
201,828	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
388,613 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wales	Total
3,876	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh
3,457	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
811	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,144 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Total
9,910	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
3,429	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,086	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,425 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Gwynedd	Total
1,737	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Fluent in Welsh
5,847	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,939	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,523 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Conwy	Total
2,588	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,859	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,821	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,268 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Denbighshire	Total
914	Number of pupils	2013/14	Flintshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,525	Number of pupils	2013/14	Flintshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,537	Number of pupils	2013/14	Flintshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
19,976 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Flintshire	Total
1,176	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
5,677	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,829	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,682 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wrexham	Total
1,901	Number of pupils	2013/14	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
8,906	Number of pupils	2013/14	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,122	Number of pupils	2013/14	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,929 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Powys	Total
3,925	Number of pupils	2013/14	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,272	Number of pupils	2013/14	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,240	Number of pupils	2013/14	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,437 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Ceredigion	Total
2,285	Number of pupils	2013/14	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,758	Number of pupils	2013/14	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
7,209	Number of pupils	2013/14	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,252 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Pembrokeshire	Total
9,507	Number of pupils	2013/14	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,610	Number of pupils	2013/14	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,913	Number of pupils	2013/14	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,030 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Carmarthenshire	Total
2,257	Number of pupils	2013/14	Swansea	Fluent in Welsh
5,414	Number of pupils	2013/14	Swansea	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
21,397	Number of pupils	2013/14	Swansea	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
29,068 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Swansea	Total
2,227	Number of pupils	2013/14	Neath Port Talbot	Fluent in Welsh
3,095	Number of pupils	2013/14	Neath Port Talbot	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,482	Number of pupils	2013/14	Neath Port Talbot	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,804 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Neath Port Talbot	Total
1,385	Number of pupils	2013/14	Bridgend	Fluent in Welsh
3,719	Number of pupils	2013/14	Bridgend	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
13,757	Number of pupils	2013/14	Bridgend	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,861 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Bridgend	Total
1,899	Number of pupils	2013/14	Vale of Glamorgan	Fluent in Welsh
4,015	Number of pupils	2013/14	Vale of Glamorgan	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,267	Number of pupils	2013/14	Vale of Glamorgan	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,181 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
5,545	Number of pupils	2013/14	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
3,403	Number of pupils	2013/14	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
23,234	Number of pupils	2013/14	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
32,182 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
464	Number of pupils	2013/14	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
1,751	Number of pupils	2013/14	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,011	Number of pupils	2013/14	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,226 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
3,140	Number of pupils	2013/14	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
12,013	Number of pupils	2013/14	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,680	Number of pupils	2013/14	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,833 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Caerphilly	Total
117	Number of pupils	2013/14	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
4,765	Number of pupils	2013/14	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,779	Number of pupils	2013/14	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,661 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,505	Number of pupils	2013/14	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
6,925	Number of pupils	2013/14	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,630	Number of pupils	2013/14	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,060 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Torfaen	Total
240	Number of pupils	2013/14	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
7,897	Number of pupils	2013/14	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,012	Number of pupils	2013/14	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,149 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Monmouthshire	Total

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Main information

• Most recent update: 24 September 2025
• Next update expected: July 2026
• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: Welsh Government
• Data source: Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)
• Time period covered: September 2003 to August 2025

Data notes

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  Data from the annual School Census which collects information on schools, pupils, classes, ethnicity, free school meal eligibility, additional learning needs and special educational needs.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The data in this report is collected by the Welsh Government from local authority maintained schools in a return called the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC). PLASC is an electronic collection of pupil and school level data. Schools record data on pupils and the school throughout the year in their Management Information System (MIS) software. This data is collated into an electronic PLASC return and submitted to the Welsh Government through DEWI, a secure online data transfer system developed by the Welsh Government. Various stages of automated validation and sense-checking are built into the process to ensure a high quality of data to inform policy making and funding.

• Statistical quality:

  The returns are authorised by headteachers and validated by local authorities.

  The school census date is usually in January. Due to the level of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in January 2022, the 2022 census date was delayed to 15 February 2022. School closures between December 2020 and March 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic meant that the 2021 census date was delayed to 20 April 2021.

  Pupils are eligible for free school meals if their parents or guardians are in receipt of certain means-tested benefits or support payments. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have impacted on the quality of this data and may have resulted in over recording of this data in 2020 to 2022. These figures do not include pupils who only receive free school meals due to the universal primary free school meal policy.

• Related reports:
  • Schools' census results

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: school.stats@gov.wales

Metadata

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