The data displays the percentage of pupils that speak English as an Additional Language (EAL) at primary school in England as of January 2016, by region. With over half of its pupils as non-native speakers of English, Inner London had the highest percentage of pupils with EAL, at the other end of the spectrum, the North East and the South West remained regions with the highest percentages of native English speaking pupils. This also reflects the National Census data for languages. Similar information regarding Wales,Northern Ireland and Scotland are also available.
Inner London | 55.5 |
Outer London | 45.7 |
West Midlands | 21.6 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 17.4 |
North West | 15.1 |
East of England | 14.9 |
East Midlands | 14.5 |
South East | 13.8 |
South West | 7.8 |
North East | 7.1 |