Pupils in maintained schools acquiring English as an additional language by local authority, stage of development and year (primary, middle and secondary schools)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Stage of Development
130	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Stage D - Competent
340	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Stage E - Fluent
25,890	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Not applicable
750	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Stage A - New to English
895	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Stage B - Early Acquisition
825	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Stage C - Developing competence
560	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Stage D - Competent
560	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Stage E - Fluent
31,725	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Not applicable
60	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Stage A - New to English
100	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Stage B - Early Acquisition
115	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Stage C - Developing competence
175	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Stage D - Competent
480	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Stage E - Fluent
19,535	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Not applicable
110	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Stage A - New to English
130	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Stage B - Early Acquisition
175	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Stage C - Developing competence
125	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Stage D - Competent
130	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Stage E - Fluent
21,835	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Not applicable
130	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage A - New to English
175	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage B - Early Acquisition
350	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage C - Developing competence
215	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage D - Competent
145	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage E - Fluent
20,835	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Not applicable
105	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage A - New to English
85	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage B - Early Acquisition
135	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage C - Developing competence
125	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage D - Competent
305	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage E - Fluent
37,565	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Not applicable
135	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage A - New to English
120	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage B - Early Acquisition
85	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage C - Developing competence
90	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage D - Competent
80	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage E - Fluent
8,010	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Not applicable
95	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Stage A - New to English
40	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Stage B - Early Acquisition
50	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Stage C - Developing competence
40	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Stage D - Competent
70	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Stage E - Fluent
28,200	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Not applicable
75	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Stage A - New to English
50	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Stage B - Early Acquisition
55	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Stage C - Developing competence
40	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Stage D - Competent
20	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Stage E - Fluent
9,070	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Not applicable
50	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Stage A - New to English
50	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Stage B - Early Acquisition
60	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Stage C - Developing competence
25	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Stage D - Competent
165	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Stage E - Fluent
14,690	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Not applicable
60	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Stage A - New to English
35	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Stage B - Early Acquisition
35	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Stage C - Developing competence
25	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Stage D - Competent
95	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Stage E - Fluent
11,260	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Not applicable
1,410	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Stage A - New to English
915	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Stage B - Early Acquisition
1,065	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Stage C - Developing competence
435	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Stage D - Competent
195	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Stage E - Fluent
20,730	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Not applicable
2,730	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Stage A - New to English
3,180	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Stage B - Early Acquisition
2,895	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Stage C - Developing competence
1,660	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Stage D - Competent
2,510	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Stage E - Fluent
39,470	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Not applicable
7,315 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Stage A - New to English
7,075 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Stage B - Early Acquisition
7,285 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Stage C - Developing competence
4,455 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Stage D - Competent
5,675 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Stage E - Fluent
429,455 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wales	Not applicable
20	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Stage A - New to English
5	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Stage B - Early Acquisition
15	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Stage C - Developing competence
10	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Stage D - Competent
25	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Stage E - Fluent
9,505	Number of pupils	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Not applicable
135	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Stage A - New to English
70	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Stage B - Early Acquisition
85	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Stage C - Developing competence
85	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Stage D - Competent
95	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Stage E - Fluent
16,400	Number of pupils	2015/16	Gwynedd	Not applicable
160	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Stage A - New to English
90	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Stage B - Early Acquisition
160	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Stage C - Developing competence
105	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Stage D - Competent
45	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Stage E - Fluent
15,145	Number of pupils	2015/16	Conwy	Not applicable
120	Number of pupils	2015/16	Denbighshire	Stage A - New to English

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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

• Rounding applied:

  Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.

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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