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
3,458	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
13,725	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
9,371 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	Total
2,322	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,963	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
1,665	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,045 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	Total
2,124	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	Fluent in Welsh
6,234	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,386	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh
19,326 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	Total
2,352	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,334	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,891	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,577 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Denbighshire	Total
1,046	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	Fluent in Welsh
4,583	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
16,279	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
21,908 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Flintshire	Total
1,358	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
2,093	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,846	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
739	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	Fluent in Welsh
16,166 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Total
7,051	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,498	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,486 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	Total
4,719	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,775	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,074	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
9,568 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Ceredigion	Total
1,739	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
4,411	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,910	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
17,060 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Pembrokeshire	Total
7,520	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,912	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,046	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
24,478 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Carmarthenshire	Total
2,034	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	Fluent in Welsh
4,673	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
24,495	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
31,202 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Swansea	Total
2,442	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	Fluent in Welsh
12,715	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,922	Number of pupils	2003/04	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
15,321 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Conwy	Total
2,139	Number of pupils	2003/04	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
1,937	Number of pupils	2003/04	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
16,738	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
19,799 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Bridgend	Total
1,284	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Fluent in Welsh
6,300	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,526	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
19,110 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
6,118	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
3,162	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
26,986	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
36,266 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
401	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
1,300	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
7,169	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,870 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
2,489	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
8,166	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
16,195	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
26,850 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Caerphilly	Total
111	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
1,097	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,841	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,049 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,186	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
4,929	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,196	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,311 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Torfaen	Total
74	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,884	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,810	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
11,768 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Monmouthshire	Total
328	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
4,575	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
17,045	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
21,948 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Newport	Total
3,638	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
4,994	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
35,697	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
44,329 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Cardiff	Total
58,947	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Fluent in Welsh
96,258	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
272,603	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
427,808 [t]	Number of pupils	2003/04	Wales	Total
3,159	Number of pupils	2003/04	Neath Port Talbot	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
15,952 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Gwynedd	Total
1,944	Number of pupils	2004/05	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
3,541	Number of pupils	2004/05	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,467	Number of pupils	2004/05	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
9,252 [t]	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	Total
2,243	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
2,816	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,193	Number of pupils	2004/05	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh

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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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