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
1,481	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
7,619	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
7,070	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,170 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wrexham	Total
1,587	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
7,808	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,688	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,083 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Powys	Total
3,771	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,061	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,561	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,393 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Ceredigion	Total
1,730	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,934	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,680	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,344 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Pembrokeshire	Total
9,864	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,790	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,774	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,428 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Carmarthenshire	Total
2,983	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Fluent in Welsh
4,312	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
22,610	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
29,905 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Swansea	Total
2,377	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Fluent in Welsh
3,261	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,798	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
17,436 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Neath Port Talbot	Total
1,405	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Fluent in Welsh
3,257	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
14,618	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
19,280 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Bridgend	Total
2,374	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Fluent in Welsh
6,190	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,398	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,962 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
5,384	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
7,014	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
20,074	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
32,472 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
484	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
1,715	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,967	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,166 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
3,721	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
10,651	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,189	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,561 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Caerphilly	Total
106	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
4,279	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
3,059	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,444 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,299	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
8,073	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
3,411	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
12,783 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Torfaen	Total
183	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
7,341	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,602	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,126 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Monmouthshire	Total
586	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
11,628	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,975	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
22,189 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Newport	Total
5,311	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
6,642	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
33,954	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
45,907 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Cardiff	Total
63,728	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Fluent in Welsh
133,035	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
197,266	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
394,029 [t]	Number of pupils	2018/19	Wales	Total
3,933	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh
3,271	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,085	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,289 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Isle of Anglesey	Total
9,479	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
3,843	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,231	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,553 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Gwynedd	Total
1,680	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Fluent in Welsh
5,620	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,116	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,416 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Conwy	Total
2,656	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,995	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,684	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,335 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Denbighshire	Total
980	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Fluent in Welsh
8,921	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,078	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
19,979 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Flintshire	Total
1,449	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
7,812	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,878	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,139 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Wrexham	Total
1,513	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
7,622	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,926	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,061 [t]	Number of pupils	2019/20	Powys	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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