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
336	Number of pupils	2013/14	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
11,437	Number of pupils	2013/14	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,094	Number of pupils	2013/14	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,867 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Newport	Total
4,941	Number of pupils	2013/14	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
6,284	Number of pupils	2013/14	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
31,684	Number of pupils	2013/14	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
42,909 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Cardiff	Total
61,875	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	Fluent in Welsh
126,058	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
200,534	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
388,467 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Wales	Total
4,078	Number of pupils	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh
3,237	Number of pupils	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
808	Number of pupils	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,123 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Isle of Anglesey	Total
9,919	Number of pupils	2014/15	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
3,449	Number of pupils	2014/15	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,056	Number of pupils	2014/15	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,424 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Gwynedd	Total
1,774	Number of pupils	2014/15	Conwy	Fluent in Welsh
5,636	Number of pupils	2014/15	Conwy	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,029	Number of pupils	2014/15	Conwy	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,439 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Conwy	Total
2,578	Number of pupils	2014/15	Denbighshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,795	Number of pupils	2014/15	Denbighshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,865	Number of pupils	2014/15	Denbighshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,238 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Denbighshire	Total
977	Number of pupils	2014/15	Flintshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,851	Number of pupils	2014/15	Flintshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,192	Number of pupils	2014/15	Flintshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,020 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Flintshire	Total
1,245	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
5,911	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,650	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,806 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Wrexham	Total
1,899	Number of pupils	2014/15	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
8,665	Number of pupils	2014/15	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,083	Number of pupils	2014/15	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,647 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Powys	Total
3,904	Number of pupils	2014/15	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,130	Number of pupils	2014/15	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,296	Number of pupils	2014/15	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,330 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Ceredigion	Total
2,137	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,818	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
7,031	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,986 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Pembrokeshire	Total
9,578	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,601	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,831	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,010 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Carmarthenshire	Total
2,758	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Fluent in Welsh
4,975	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
21,393	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
29,126 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Swansea	Total
2,334	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Fluent in Welsh
2,905	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,616	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,855 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Neath Port Talbot	Total
1,408	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Fluent in Welsh
3,491	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
13,959	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,858 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Bridgend	Total
1,946	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Fluent in Welsh
4,006	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,370	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,322 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
5,380	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
4,226	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
22,456	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
32,062 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
442	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
1,572	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,996	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,010 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
3,372	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
11,638	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,720	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,730 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Caerphilly	Total
145	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
4,280	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
3,114	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,539 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,488	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
6,832	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,547	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
12,867 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Torfaen	Total
239	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
7,823	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,116	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,178 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Monmouthshire	Total
404	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
11,717	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,920	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
21,041 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Newport	Total
5,066	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
6,197	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
32,267	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
43,530 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Cardiff	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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