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England: EAL pupils at secondary school in 2017 by region

Share of secondary pupils with English as an additional language in England in 2017, by region

The data displays the percentage of EAL pupils at secondary school in England in January 2017, by region. As with EAL primary pupils, Inner London has the highest percentage of pupils with English as an additional language. Whereas the North East region had the highest percentage of native English speaking pupils at secondary school.

North East 5.6
South West 5.9
South East 11.1
East of England 11.3
North West 11.5
East Midlands 11.7
Yorkshire and the Humber 13.4
West Midlands 18.1
Outer London 37.5
Inner London 49.7