Pupils in maintained schools aged 5 or over, speaking Welsh at home as assessed by parents, by sector, category and year (primary, middle and secondary schools)

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Year	Sector	Category
20,598	Number of pupils	2011/12	Secondary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
89,752	Number of pupils	2011/12	Secondary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
87,665	Number of pupils	2011/12	Secondary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
198,015 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	Secondary schools	Total
40,554	Number of pupils	2011/12	All schools	Speaks Welsh at home
144,614	Number of pupils	2011/12	All schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
205,225	Number of pupils	2011/12	All schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
390,393 [t]	Number of pupils	2011/12	All schools	Total
20,276	Number of pupils	2012/13	Primary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
56,694	Number of pupils	2012/13	Primary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
116,954	Number of pupils	2012/13	Primary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
193,924 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Primary schools	Total
617	Number of pupils	2012/13	Middle schools	Speaks Welsh at home
2,563	Number of pupils	2012/13	Middle schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
230	Number of pupils	2012/13	Middle schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,410 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Middle schools	Total
19,769	Number of pupils	2012/13	Secondary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
87,355	Number of pupils	2012/13	Secondary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
84,155	Number of pupils	2012/13	Secondary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
191,279 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	Secondary schools	Total
40,662	Number of pupils	2012/13	All schools	Speaks Welsh at home
146,612	Number of pupils	2012/13	All schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
201,339	Number of pupils	2012/13	All schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
388,613 [t]	Number of pupils	2012/13	All schools	Total
21,034	Number of pupils	2013/14	Primary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
57,983	Number of pupils	2013/14	Primary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
119,749	Number of pupils	2013/14	Primary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
198,766 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Primary schools	Total
577	Number of pupils	2013/14	Middle schools	Speaks Welsh at home
2,422	Number of pupils	2013/14	Middle schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
275	Number of pupils	2013/14	Middle schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
3,274 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Middle schools	Total
19,443	Number of pupils	2013/14	Secondary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
87,035	Number of pupils	2013/14	Secondary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
79,949	Number of pupils	2013/14	Secondary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
186,427 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	Secondary schools	Total
41,054	Number of pupils	2013/14	All schools	Speaks Welsh at home
147,440	Number of pupils	2013/14	All schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
199,973	Number of pupils	2013/14	All schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
388,467 [t]	Number of pupils	2013/14	All schools	Total
20,719	Number of pupils	2014/15	Primary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
55,412	Number of pupils	2014/15	Primary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
125,556	Number of pupils	2014/15	Primary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
201,687 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Primary schools	Total
962	Number of pupils	2014/15	Middle schools	Speaks Welsh at home
2,570	Number of pupils	2014/15	Middle schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
514	Number of pupils	2014/15	Middle schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
4,046 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Middle schools	Total
19,017	Number of pupils	2014/15	Secondary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
81,286	Number of pupils	2014/15	Secondary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
82,105	Number of pupils	2014/15	Secondary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
182,408 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	Secondary schools	Total
40,698	Number of pupils	2014/15	All schools	Speaks Welsh at home
139,268	Number of pupils	2014/15	All schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
208,175	Number of pupils	2014/15	All schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
388,141 [t]	Number of pupils	2014/15	All schools	Total
21,095	Number of pupils	2015/16	Primary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
52,273	Number of pupils	2015/16	Primary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
131,572	Number of pupils	2015/16	Primary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
204,940 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Primary schools	Total
1,307	Number of pupils	2015/16	Middle schools	Speaks Welsh at home
3,052	Number of pupils	2015/16	Middle schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
597	Number of pupils	2015/16	Middle schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
4,956 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Middle schools	Total
18,204	Number of pupils	2015/16	Secondary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
75,879	Number of pupils	2015/16	Secondary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
84,586	Number of pupils	2015/16	Secondary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
178,669 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	Secondary schools	Total
40,606	Number of pupils	2015/16	All schools	Speaks Welsh at home
131,204	Number of pupils	2015/16	All schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
216,755	Number of pupils	2015/16	All schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
388,565 [t]	Number of pupils	2015/16	All schools	Total
21,069	Number of pupils	2016/17	Primary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
49,044	Number of pupils	2016/17	Primary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
136,651	Number of pupils	2016/17	Primary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
206,764 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Primary schools	Total
1,852	Number of pupils	2016/17	Middle schools	Speaks Welsh at home
3,024	Number of pupils	2016/17	Middle schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
3,451	Number of pupils	2016/17	Middle schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
8,327 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Middle schools	Total
17,630	Number of pupils	2016/17	Secondary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
72,761	Number of pupils	2016/17	Secondary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
84,421	Number of pupils	2016/17	Secondary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
174,812 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	Secondary schools	Total
40,551	Number of pupils	2016/17	All schools	Speaks Welsh at home
124,829	Number of pupils	2016/17	All schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
224,523	Number of pupils	2016/17	All schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
389,903 [t]	Number of pupils	2016/17	All schools	Total
21,011	Number of pupils	2017/18	Primary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
47,029	Number of pupils	2017/18	Primary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
140,588	Number of pupils	2017/18	Primary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
208,628 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Primary schools	Total
2,796	Number of pupils	2017/18	Middle schools	Speaks Welsh at home
4,094	Number of pupils	2017/18	Middle schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
4,219	Number of pupils	2017/18	Middle schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
11,109 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Middle schools	Total
17,246	Number of pupils	2017/18	Secondary schools	Speaks Welsh at home
68,424	Number of pupils	2017/18	Secondary schools	Does not speak Welsh at home
86,548	Number of pupils	2017/18	Secondary schools	Not applicable / cannot speak Welsh
172,218 [t]	Number of pupils	2017/18	Secondary schools	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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