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
5,882	Number of pupils	2010/11	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
3,411	Number of pupils	2010/11	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
23,590	Number of pupils	2010/11	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
32,883 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
341	Number of pupils	2010/11	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
2,007	Number of pupils	2010/11	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,347	Number of pupils	2010/11	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,695 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Merthyr Tydfil	Total
2,753	Number of pupils	2010/11	Caerphilly	Fluent in Welsh
13,459	Number of pupils	2010/11	Caerphilly	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,164	Number of pupils	2010/11	Caerphilly	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
24,376 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Caerphilly	Total
143	Number of pupils	2010/11	Blaenau Gwent	Fluent in Welsh
5,596	Number of pupils	2010/11	Blaenau Gwent	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
2,703	Number of pupils	2010/11	Blaenau Gwent	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,442 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Blaenau Gwent	Total
1,314	Number of pupils	2010/11	Torfaen	Fluent in Welsh
7,921	Number of pupils	2010/11	Torfaen	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,532	Number of pupils	2010/11	Torfaen	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,767 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Torfaen	Total
195	Number of pupils	2010/11	Monmouthshire	Fluent in Welsh
8,399	Number of pupils	2010/11	Monmouthshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,867	Number of pupils	2010/11	Monmouthshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
10,461 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Monmouthshire	Total
283	Number of pupils	2010/11	Newport	Fluent in Welsh
9,351	Number of pupils	2010/11	Newport	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
10,903	Number of pupils	2010/11	Newport	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,537 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Newport	Total
4,019	Number of pupils	2010/11	Cardiff	Fluent in Welsh
4,016	Number of pupils	2010/11	Cardiff	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
33,584	Number of pupils	2010/11	Cardiff	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
41,619 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Cardiff	Total
59,504	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	Fluent in Welsh
124,319	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
208,875	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
392,698 [t]	Number of pupils	2010/11	Wales	Total
3,967	Number of pupils	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Fluent in Welsh
3,557	Number of pupils	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
651	Number of pupils	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,175 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Isle of Anglesey	Total
9,963	Number of pupils	2011/12	Gwynedd	Fluent in Welsh
3,525	Number of pupils	2011/12	Gwynedd	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,202	Number of pupils	2011/12	Gwynedd	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
14,690 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Gwynedd	Total
1,805	Number of pupils	2011/12	Conwy	Fluent in Welsh
5,955	Number of pupils	2011/12	Conwy	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,965	Number of pupils	2011/12	Conwy	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,725 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Conwy	Total
2,529	Number of pupils	2011/12	Denbighshire	Fluent in Welsh
5,429	Number of pupils	2011/12	Denbighshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,389	Number of pupils	2011/12	Denbighshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
13,347 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Denbighshire	Total
1,014	Number of pupils	2011/12	Flintshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,365	Number of pupils	2011/12	Flintshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,681	Number of pupils	2011/12	Flintshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
20,060 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Flintshire	Total
1,385	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wrexham	Fluent in Welsh
4,869	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wrexham	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
9,260	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wrexham	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,514 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Wrexham	Total
1,949	Number of pupils	2011/12	Powys	Fluent in Welsh
9,493	Number of pupils	2011/12	Powys	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
4,862	Number of pupils	2011/12	Powys	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
16,304 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Powys	Total
3,796	Number of pupils	2011/12	Ceredigion	Fluent in Welsh
3,527	Number of pupils	2011/12	Ceredigion	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
1,226	Number of pupils	2011/12	Ceredigion	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
8,549 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Ceredigion	Total
2,142	Number of pupils	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Fluent in Welsh
4,934	Number of pupils	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
8,368	Number of pupils	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
15,444 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Pembrokeshire	Total
9,121	Number of pupils	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Fluent in Welsh
6,538	Number of pupils	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
7,482	Number of pupils	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
23,141 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Carmarthenshire	Total
2,431	Number of pupils	2011/12	Swansea	Fluent in Welsh
6,017	Number of pupils	2011/12	Swansea	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
20,394	Number of pupils	2011/12	Swansea	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
28,842 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Swansea	Total
2,210	Number of pupils	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Fluent in Welsh
3,080	Number of pupils	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
11,753	Number of pupils	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
17,043 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Neath Port Talbot	Total
1,244	Number of pupils	2011/12	Bridgend	Fluent in Welsh
2,763	Number of pupils	2011/12	Bridgend	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
14,581	Number of pupils	2011/12	Bridgend	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,588 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Bridgend	Total
1,631	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Fluent in Welsh
4,487	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
12,120	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
18,238 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Vale of Glamorgan	Total
5,754	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Fluent in Welsh
3,347	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
23,438	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
32,539 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
355	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Fluent in Welsh
1,977	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Can speak Welsh but not fluently
5,299	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	Cannot speak Welsh/Information not obtained
7,631 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Merthyr Tydfil	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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