Pupils in maintained schools aged 5 or over, speaking Welsh at home as assessed by parents, by local authority, category and year (primary, middle and secondary schools)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityCategory
2,359Number of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
9,037Number of pupils2005/06Isle of AngleseyTotal
1,281Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,810Number of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
2,345Number of pupils2003/04Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,424Number of pupils2013/14Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
8,155Number of pupils2016/17Isle of AngleseyTotal
2,934Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
2,705Number of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
8,388Number of pupils2022/23Isle of AngleseyTotal
2,377Number of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
887Number of pupils2009/10Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
2,464Number of pupils2004/05Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
8,423Number of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseyTotal
3,455Number of pupils2014/15Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
891Number of pupils2016/17Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
4,026Number of pupils2018/19Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
4,074Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
8,289Number of pupils2019/20Isle of AngleseyTotal
4,011Number of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
1,707Number of pupils2021/22Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
1,940Number of pupils2022/23Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
2,111Number of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,650Number of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
2,358Number of pupils2005/06Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
822Number of pupils2014/15Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,407Number of pupils2015/16Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
9,252Number of pupils2004/05Isle of AngleseyTotal
3,912Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
4,111Number of pupils2004/05Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
8,278Number of pupils2010/11Isle of AngleseyTotal
8,175Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseyTotal
8,116Number of pupils2015/16Isle of AngleseyTotal
3,327Number of pupils2016/17Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
3,998Number of pupils2017/18Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
8,218Number of pupils2017/18Isle of AngleseyTotal
3,121Number of pupils2018/19Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
8,274Number of pupils2018/19Isle of AngleseyTotal
3,909Number of pupils2013/14Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
3,846Number of pupils2014/15Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
4,070Number of pupils2020/21Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
8,389Number of pupils2020/21Isle of AngleseyTotal
8,144Number of pupils2013/14Isle of AngleseyTotal
811Number of pupils2013/14Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,898Number of pupils2022/23Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
2,550Number of pupils2022/23Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
651Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
823Number of pupils2015/16Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
8,280Number of pupils2023/24Isle of AngleseyTotal
2,532Number of pupils2005/06Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
2,114Number of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
8,141Number of pupils2024/25Isle of AngleseyTotal
1,646Number of pupils2007/08Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
4,147Number of pupils2005/06Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
3,528Number of pupils2009/10Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
2,867Number of pupils2007/08Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
8,123Number of pupils2014/15Isle of AngleseyTotal
3,612Number of pupils2011/12Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
4,001Number of pupils2009/10Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
4,053Number of pupils2007/08Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
3,886Number of pupils2015/16Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
2,677Number of pupils2004/05Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
9,371Number of pupils2003/04Isle of AngleseyTotal
2,314Number of pupils2006/07Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
3,040Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
8,416Number of pupils2009/10Isle of AngleseyTotal
3,899Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
2,367Number of pupils2006/07Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,937Number of pupils2016/17Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
8,780Number of pupils2006/07Isle of AngleseyTotal
4,171Number of pupils2003/04Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
4,099Number of pupils2006/07Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
3,161Number of pupils2017/18Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
1,059Number of pupils2017/18Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
8,566Number of pupils2007/08Isle of AngleseyTotal
8,388Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyTotal
1,449Number of pupils2008/09Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
1,127Number of pupils2018/19Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
2,855Number of pupils2003/04Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
3,470Number of pupils2012/13Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
3,916Number of pupils2012/13Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
872Number of pupils2010/11Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
8,130Number of pupils2012/13Isle of AngleseyTotal
744Number of pupils2012/13Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
2,890Number of pupils2020/21Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
1,429Number of pupils2020/21Isle of AngleseyNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,476Number of pupils2010/11Isle of AngleseyDoes not speak Welsh at home
3,930Number of pupils2010/11Isle of AngleseySpeaks Welsh at home
1,174Number of pupils2014/15GwyneddNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
4,175Number of pupils2014/15GwyneddDoes not speak Welsh at home
14,424Number of pupils2014/15GwyneddTotal
14,726Number of pupils2010/11GwyneddTotal
2,471Number of pupils2003/04GwyneddNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
9,075Number of pupils2014/15GwyneddSpeaks Welsh at home
3,263Number of pupils2005/06GwyneddDoes not speak Welsh at home
2,495Number of pupils2005/06GwyneddNot applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,403Number of pupils2003/04GwyneddDoes not speak Welsh at home
15,854Number of pupils2005/06GwyneddTotal
4,113Number of pupils2010/11GwyneddDoes not speak Welsh at home
15,952Number of pupils2004/05GwyneddTotal
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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.

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
school.stats@gov.wales

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