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
2,259	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
4,101	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,035	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,395 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Pembrokeshire	Total
7,830	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,947	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,110	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,887 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Carmarthenshire	Total
1,941	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Fluent in Welsh
5,936	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
21,704	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
29,581 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Swansea	Total
2,255	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Fluent in Welsh
2,955	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,676	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
17,886 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Neath Port Talbot	Total
686	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Fluent in Welsh
2,526	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
15,764	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,976 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Bridgend	Total
1,633	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Fluent in Welsh
5,262	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,749	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,644 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
5,913	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
3,320	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
24,670	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
33,903 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
402	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
1,310	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,345	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,057 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
2,425	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
12,362	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,271	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
25,058 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Caerphilly	Total
160	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
5,580	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
3,578	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
9,318 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,031	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
7,695	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,569	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,295 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Torfaen	Total
167	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
8,353	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,469	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,989 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Monmouthshire	Total
332	Number of pupils	2007/08	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
6,515	Number of pupils	2007/08	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
14,107	Number of pupils	2007/08	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,954 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Newport	Total
3,810	Number of pupils	2007/08	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
4,592	Number of pupils	2007/08	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
33,574	Number of pupils	2007/08	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
41,976 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Cardiff	Total
57,194	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Fluent in Welsh
118,458	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
229,976	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
405,628 [t]	Number of pupils	2007/08	Wales	Total
3,774	Number of pupils	2008/09	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh
3,165	Number of pupils	2008/09	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,449	Number of pupils	2008/09	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,388 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Isle of Anglesey	Total
10,128	Number of pupils	2008/09	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
3,603	Number of pupils	2008/09	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,343	Number of pupils	2008/09	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,074 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Gwynedd	Total
1,880	Number of pupils	2008/09	Conwy	Fluent in Welsh
6,028	Number of pupils	2008/09	Conwy	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
6,152	Number of pupils	2008/09	Conwy	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,060 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Conwy	Total
2,343	Number of pupils	2008/09	Denbighshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,606	Number of pupils	2008/09	Denbighshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,982	Number of pupils	2008/09	Denbighshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,931 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Denbighshire	Total
950	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,313	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
13,156	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,419 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Flintshire	Total
1,165	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
3,639	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,645	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,449 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Wrexham	Total
1,903	Number of pupils	2008/09	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
10,354	Number of pupils	2008/09	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,056	Number of pupils	2008/09	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
17,313 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Powys	Total
4,158	Number of pupils	2008/09	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,488	Number of pupils	2008/09	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,373	Number of pupils	2008/09	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
9,019 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Ceredigion	Total
2,153	Number of pupils	2008/09	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
3,844	Number of pupils	2008/09	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,110	Number of pupils	2008/09	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,107 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Pembrokeshire	Total
8,069	Number of pupils	2008/09	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,346	Number of pupils	2008/09	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,227	Number of pupils	2008/09	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,642 [t]	Number of pupils	2008/09	Carmarthenshire	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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