Languages in Sharston

Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Sharston (Census 2011)

Languages % of Speakers in Sharston % of Total Population of Sharston
English 14,535 91.7%
Polish 371 2.3%
Urdu 85 0.5%
Arabic 63 0.4%
Malayalam 58 0.4%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 15,853 100%

 

Proficiency in English (amongst those whose ‘main language’ is not English) in Sharston (Census 2011)

Proficiency in English No. of Speakers in Sharston % of Total Population of Sharston
Can Speak English Very Well 547 3.5%
Can Speak English Well 529 3.3%
Cannot Speak English Well 213 1.3%
Cannot Speak English 29 0.2%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 15,853 100%

 

Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Sharston (School Census 2015)

Languages No. of Students in Sharston % of All Students in Sharston
English 1,421 83.2%
Polish 57 3.3%
Malayalam 27 1.6%
Urdu 23 1.3%
French 20 1.2%
Lithuanian 14 0.8%
All Pupils 1,707 100%

 

Most Common Languages for Interpreter Requests in GP Surgeries in Sharston, 2014-15

Language No. Of Interpreter Requests % of All Interpreter Requests in Sharston
Chinese (all) 25 25%
Polish 18 18%
British Sign Language 15 15%
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji and Sorani) 11 11%
Spanish 11 11%
All Languages 100 100%

Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015