BBC NEWS | UK | Education | More pupils speak English second

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The share of pupils in England’s schools speaking English as a second language has risen to a record high, government figures show.

Some 14.4% of primary school pupils spoke a language other than English as their first language in 2008 – a rise of 0.9 percentage points on 2007.