Pupils: English Language
Commons · Question 81982 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 73665 on Pupils: English Language, what proportion of children starting primary school cannot speak English to an acceptable standard.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 7 Nov 2025
The department does not hold specific data on the proportion of children starting primary school who are unable to speak English to an acceptable standard.Information on teacher assessments of children’s development at the end of the early years founda...