In 2022/23, approximately 20.2 percent of all pupils at schools in England did not speak English as a first language, compared with 18 percent in 2015/16.
Percentage of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English in England from 2015/16 to 2022/23
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UK Department for Education. (June 8, 2023). Percentage of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English in England from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/330782/england-english-additional-language-primary-pupils/
UK Department for Education. "Percentage of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English in England from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Chart. June 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330782/england-english-additional-language-primary-pupils/
UK Department for Education. (2023). Percentage of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English in England from 2015/16 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330782/england-english-additional-language-primary-pupils/
UK Department for Education. "Percentage of Pupils Whose First Language Is Known or Believed to Be Other than English in England from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330782/england-english-additional-language-primary-pupils/
UK Department for Education, Percentage of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English in England from 2015/16 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330782/england-english-additional-language-primary-pupils/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Percentage of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English in England from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph], UK Department for Education, June 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/330782/england-english-additional-language-primary-pupils/