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
2,975	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
13,559	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
7,495	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
24,029 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Caerphilly	Total
167	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
5,621	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,510	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,298 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,338	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
7,407	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,814	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,559 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Torfaen	Total
207	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
8,073	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,058	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,338 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Total
328	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
9,345	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,810	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,483 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Newport	Total
4,812	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
3,895	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
33,149	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
41,856 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Cardiff	Total
61,123	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Fluent in Welsh
123,763	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
205,507	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
390,393 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wales	Total
3,876	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh
3,510	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
744	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,130 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Total
9,832	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
3,564	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,222	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,618 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Gwynedd	Total
1,757	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	Fluent in Welsh
5,887	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,044	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,688 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Conwy	Total
2,556	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,299	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,363	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,218 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Denbighshire	Total
1,028	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,448	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,512	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
19,988 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Flintshire	Total
1,271	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
5,427	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,835	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,533 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Wrexham	Total
1,900	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
9,280	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,025	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,205 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Powys	Total
4,047	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,341	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,068	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,456 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Ceredigion	Total
2,181	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,735	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
7,347	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,263 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	Total
9,283	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,621	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
7,197	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,101 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	Total
2,347	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	Fluent in Welsh
5,681	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
20,849	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
28,877 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Swansea	Total
2,111	Number of pupils	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	Fluent in Welsh
3,435	Number of pupils	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,229	Number of pupils	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,775 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	Total
1,377	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	Fluent in Welsh
3,602	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
13,666	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,645 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Bridgend	Total
1,582	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	Fluent in Welsh
4,402	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,223	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,207 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
5,721	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
3,404	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
23,211	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
32,336 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
419	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
1,784	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,302	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,505 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
3,051	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
12,146	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,670	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,867 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Caerphilly	Total
136	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
5,220	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,517	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,873 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	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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