questionText: 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.
answerText: ​​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...
heading: Pupils: English Language