Nearly one in three children in Glasgow doesn’t speak English as first language

Glasgow’s asylum crisis is the result of SNP recklessness

Scotland’s largest city is undergoing profound social changes as a result of mass immigration. New data has found that almost a third of children in Glasgow schools do not speak English as a first language. Out of 71,000 pupils, 28.8% are now classed EAL, which stands for “English as an Additional Language”. Opposition politicians say the rapid increase in the numbers of children not speaking English at home is a “failure of integration” and pos…

Glasgow: A THIRD Of Schoolchildren Don't Speak English

Third of Students in Britain’s ‘Asylum Capital’ Don’t Speak English as Their First Language.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Primary (elementary) schools in Britain’s “asylum capital” report that nearly one-third of pupils do not speak English as their first language, highlighting challenges linked to record migration levels.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Glasgow City Council, Councillor Christina Cannon, and Glasgow children, parents, and teachers.WHEN & WHERE: The latest data was revealed in December 2025, focusing on primary schools in Glasgow, Scotla…

Glasgow: A THIRD Of Schoolchildren Don’t Speak English

Migration surge strains integration

One in three kids in major UK city are not native English speakers, new data reveals

Asylum seekers are believed to be drawn to the city because rules require councils to house all unintentionally homeless people, rather than those in “priority need”

Nearly one in three children in Glasgow doesn’t speak English as first language

Figures fuel growing concerns about capacity of ‘Britain’s asylum capital’ to cope with influx of new arrivals