Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who have English as a second language.

The requested data on the number of primary and secondary school pupils who have English as an additional language can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25.

The most recent data has been available since 5 June 2025.

A pupil is recorded to have English as an additional language if they are exposed to a language at home that is known or believed to be other than English. This measure is not a measure of English language proficiency or a good proxy for recent immigration.

The department does not hold data for the number of pupils who have recently arrived in the UK.