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
1,980	Number of pupils	2006/07	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
10,006	Number of pupils	2006/07	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,995	Number of pupils	2006/07	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
17,981 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Powys	Total
4,459	Number of pupils	2006/07	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,804	Number of pupils	2006/07	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,008	Number of pupils	2006/07	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
9,271 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Ceredigion	Total
2,213	Number of pupils	2006/07	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
4,509	Number of pupils	2006/07	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,892	Number of pupils	2006/07	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,614 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Pembrokeshire	Total
7,721	Number of pupils	2006/07	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
7,043	Number of pupils	2006/07	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,182	Number of pupils	2006/07	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,946 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Carmarthenshire	Total
1,849	Number of pupils	2006/07	Swansea	Fluent in Welsh
6,126	Number of pupils	2006/07	Swansea	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
22,092	Number of pupils	2006/07	Swansea	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
30,067 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Swansea	Total
2,278	Number of pupils	2006/07	Neath Port Talbot	Fluent in Welsh
3,271	Number of pupils	2006/07	Neath Port Talbot	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,807	Number of pupils	2006/07	Neath Port Talbot	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,356 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Neath Port Talbot	Total
710	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Fluent in Welsh
2,878	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
15,623	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
19,211 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Bridgend	Total
1,651	Number of pupils	2006/07	Vale of Glamorgan	Fluent in Welsh
5,431	Number of pupils	2006/07	Vale of Glamorgan	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,808	Number of pupils	2006/07	Vale of Glamorgan	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,890 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
5,925	Number of pupils	2006/07	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
3,643	Number of pupils	2006/07	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
25,094	Number of pupils	2006/07	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
34,662 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
438	Number of pupils	2006/07	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
1,161	Number of pupils	2006/07	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,702	Number of pupils	2006/07	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,301 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
2,452	Number of pupils	2006/07	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
12,012	Number of pupils	2006/07	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,147	Number of pupils	2006/07	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
25,611 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Caerphilly	Total
108	Number of pupils	2006/07	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
2,754	Number of pupils	2006/07	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,705	Number of pupils	2006/07	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
9,567 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,069	Number of pupils	2006/07	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
6,514	Number of pupils	2006/07	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,922	Number of pupils	2006/07	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,505 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Torfaen	Total
159	Number of pupils	2006/07	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
7,995	Number of pupils	2006/07	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
3,052	Number of pupils	2006/07	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
11,206 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Monmouthshire	Total
1,498	Number of pupils	2006/07	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
4,930	Number of pupils	2006/07	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
14,890	Number of pupils	2006/07	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
21,318 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Newport	Total
3,899	Number of pupils	2006/07	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
4,662	Number of pupils	2006/07	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
34,061	Number of pupils	2006/07	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
42,622 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Cardiff	Total
58,801	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Fluent in Welsh
111,826	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
242,004	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
412,631 [t]	Number of pupils	2006/07	Wales	Total
3,755	Number of pupils	2007/08	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh
3,165	Number of pupils	2007/08	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,646	Number of pupils	2007/08	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,566 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Isle of Anglesey	Total
10,072	Number of pupils	2007/08	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
3,778	Number of pupils	2007/08	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,555	Number of pupils	2007/08	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,405 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Gwynedd	Total
1,897	Number of pupils	2007/08	Conwy	Fluent in Welsh
6,087	Number of pupils	2007/08	Conwy	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,314	Number of pupils	2007/08	Conwy	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,298 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Conwy	Total
2,268	Number of pupils	2007/08	Denbighshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,711	Number of pupils	2007/08	Denbighshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,077	Number of pupils	2007/08	Denbighshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,056 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Denbighshire	Total
965	Number of pupils	2007/08	Flintshire	Fluent in Welsh
4,553	Number of pupils	2007/08	Flintshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
15,347	Number of pupils	2007/08	Flintshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,865 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Flintshire	Total
1,194	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
3,439	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,096	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,729 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wrexham	Total
1,947	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
10,607	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,169	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
17,723 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Powys	Total
4,252	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,664	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,151	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
9,067 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Ceredigion	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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