Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 81982
Pupils: English Language
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
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
Georgia GouldThe 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...
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