Pupils in maintained schools taught Welsh as a first language by local authority, year group and year

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

Data values	Data description	Year	Local authority	Year group
4,675 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Swansea	Total
2,880 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2015/16	Powys	Total
310 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Blaenau Gwent	Total
13,460 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Total
7,410 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Cardiff	Total
2,260 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2015/16	Wrexham	Total
3,280 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Pembrokeshire	Total
4,230 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Caerphilly	Total
6,300 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	Total
3,240 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Total
4,355 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Caerphilly	Total
660 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Newport	Total
15,195 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2015/16	Gwynedd	Total
1,380 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2015/16	Flintshire	Total
2,185 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Wrexham	Total
6,645 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Ceredigion	Total
3,035 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Neath Port Talbot	Total
620 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
7,165 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Cardiff	Total
92,245 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Wales	Total
3,635 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Denbighshire	Total
6,670 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Ceredigion	Total
7,415 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
665 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
1,875 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Torfaen	Total
345 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Total
93,610 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Wales	Total
6,765 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2015/16	Isle of Anglesey	Total
3,690 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2015/16	Denbighshire	Total
3,145 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Pembrokeshire	Total
7,520 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
1,370 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Flintshire	Total
15,180 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Gwynedd	Total
2,860 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Powys	Total
1,635 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Bridgend	Total
4,520 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Swansea	Total
1,655 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Bridgend	Total
7,450 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
1,825 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Torfaen	Total
645 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Newport	Total
4,145 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Caerphilly	Total
6,570 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Cardiff	Total
15,315 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Gwynedd	Total
3,420 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Conwy	Total
1,340 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Flintshire	Total
2,885 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Powys	Total
91,525 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Wales	Total
2,560 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
13,025 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Carmarthenshire	Total
3,355 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Conwy	Total
6,790 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Cardiff	Total
315 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Total
2,785 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Powys	Total
4,305 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Swansea	Total
2,390 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
3,295 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Conwy	Total
1,705 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Torfaen	Total
6,405 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Isle of Anglesey	Total
15,240 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Gwynedd	Total
3,475 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2015/16	Conwy	Total
6,610 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Isle of Anglesey	Total
580 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
2,835 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Powys	Total
4,345 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Swansea	Total
3,525 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Denbighshire	Total
3,585 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Denbighshire	Total
3,535 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Denbighshire	Total
15,490 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Gwynedd	Total
6,600 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Total
2,140 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Wrexham	Total
575 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Newport	Total
12,775 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Total
13,045 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Carmarthenshire	Total
3,165 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Neath Port Talbot	Total
295 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Monmouthshire	Total
2,435 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
3,415 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Conwy	Total
2,530 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
315 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Monmouthshire	Total
1,530 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Bridgend	Total
580 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
345 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2013/14	Monmouthshire	Total
1,440 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Flintshire	Total
1,410 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Flintshire	Total
3,215 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Total
4,025 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Caerphilly	Total
300 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Blaenau Gwent	Total
91,045 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Wales	Total
6,610 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Ceredigion	Total
320 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,750 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Torfaen	Total
7,645 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
2,280 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Wrexham	Total
2,145 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Wrexham	Total
6,575 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Ceredigion	Total
650 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2012/13	Newport	Total
3,105 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Total
1,685 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2014/15	Bridgend	Total
3,195 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Total
6,680 [t]	Number of pupils taught Welsh as a first language	2015/16	Ceredigion	Total

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Main information

• Most recent update: 18 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 2011 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 schools 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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