The latest statistics on schools, pupils and their characteristics, covering ethnicity and first language has now been published.
Pupils whose first language is known (or believed) to be English - 5,622,910 (86.5 per cent). Pupils whose first language is known (or believed) to be other than English - 856,670 (13.2 per cent). Pupils whose first language is unclassified - 19,280 (0.3 per cent).
In Inner London around 54.1 per cent of pupils are recorded as learning English as an additional language. An estimated 200-300 languages and dialects are spoken in the homes of children attending London schools.
To access the Statistical First Release data please click here.
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