Pupils in maintained schools acquiring English as an additional language by local authority, stage of development and year (primary, middle and secondary schools)

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

Data values	Data description	Year	Local Authority	Stage of Development
21,755	Number of pupils	2020/21	Flintshire	Not applicable
375	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Stage A - New to English
390	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Stage B - Early Acquisition
535	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Stage C - Developing competence
455	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Stage D - Competent
220	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Stage E - Fluent
17,150	Number of pupils	2020/21	Wrexham	Not applicable
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Stage A - New to English
95	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Stage B - Early Acquisition
150	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Stage C - Developing competence
100	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Stage D - Competent
130	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Stage E - Fluent
16,395	Number of pupils	2020/21	Powys	Not applicable
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Stage A - New to English
55	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Stage B - Early Acquisition
90	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Stage C - Developing competence
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Stage D - Competent
175	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Stage E - Fluent
9,215	Number of pupils	2020/21	Ceredigion	Not applicable
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Stage A - New to English
65	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Stage B - Early Acquisition
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Stage C - Developing competence
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Stage D - Competent
30	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Stage E - Fluent
16,985	Number of pupils	2020/21	Pembrokeshire	Not applicable
190	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Stage A - New to English
190	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Stage B - Early Acquisition
245	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Stage C - Developing competence
210	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Stage D - Competent
290	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Stage E - Fluent
26,725	Number of pupils	2020/21	Carmarthenshire	Not applicable
665	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Stage A - New to English
770	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Stage B - Early Acquisition
1,115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Stage C - Developing competence
950	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Stage D - Competent
1,060	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Stage E - Fluent
31,390	Number of pupils	2020/21	Swansea	Not applicable
100	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Stage A - New to English
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Stage B - Early Acquisition
120	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Stage C - Developing competence
155	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Stage D - Competent
315	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Stage E - Fluent
20,525	Number of pupils	2020/21	Neath Port Talbot	Not applicable
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Stage A - New to English
135	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Stage B - Early Acquisition
220	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Stage C - Developing competence
215	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Stage D - Competent
220	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Stage E - Fluent
22,065	Number of pupils	2020/21	Bridgend	Not applicable
110	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage A - New to English
175	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage B - Early Acquisition
360	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage C - Developing competence
345	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage D - Competent
235	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Stage E - Fluent
21,950	Number of pupils	2020/21	Vale of Glamorgan	Not applicable
155	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage A - New to English
160	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage B - Early Acquisition
180	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage C - Developing competence
205	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage D - Competent
340	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Stage E - Fluent
37,545	Number of pupils	2020/21	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Not applicable
110	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage A - New to English
120	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage B - Early Acquisition
115	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage C - Developing competence
120	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage D - Competent
140	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Stage E - Fluent
8,390	Number of pupils	2020/21	Merthyr Tydfil	Not applicable
125	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Stage A - New to English
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Stage B - Early Acquisition
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Stage C - Developing competence
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Stage D - Competent
85	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Stage E - Fluent
27,615	Number of pupils	2020/21	Caerphilly	Not applicable
65	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Stage A - New to English
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Stage B - Early Acquisition
60	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Stage C - Developing competence
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Stage D - Competent
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Stage E - Fluent
9,035	Number of pupils	2020/21	Blaenau Gwent	Not applicable
80	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Stage A - New to English
60	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Stage B - Early Acquisition
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Stage C - Developing competence
45	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Stage D - Competent
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Stage E - Fluent
13,960	Number of pupils	2020/21	Torfaen	Not applicable
60	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Stage A - New to English
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Stage B - Early Acquisition
75	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Stage C - Developing competence
50	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Stage D - Competent
105	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Stage E - Fluent
11,245	Number of pupils	2020/21	Monmouthshire	Not applicable
2,050	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Stage A - New to English
1,010	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Stage B - Early Acquisition
1,085	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Stage C - Developing competence
415	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Stage D - Competent
185	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Stage E - Fluent
22,195	Number of pupils	2020/21	Newport	Not applicable
1,995	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Stage A - New to English
2,335	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Stage B - Early Acquisition
3,095	Number of pupils	2020/21	Cardiff	Stage C - Developing competence

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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

• 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 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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