Around one in three schoolchildren in Britain’s ‘asylum capital’ do not speak English as their first language, data has shown.

Scottish Government figures show 28.8 per cent of students in Glasgow speak English as an additional language (EAL).

It is the highest figure than anywhere else in the country, which led one Scottish politician to describe the figure as ‘staggering’.

Of the 71,957 students in schools in Glasgow, 20,717 are EAL learners, according to the figures from last September. That is a rise of a third since 2019 (22.5 per cent).

It is believed the increase is partly due to a more precise recording of students, reported The Telegraph.

Glasgow was recently branded the ‘asylum capital’ of the UK after figures showed it housed the highest proportion of asylum seekers of any local authority – 65 per 10,000 residents, totalling 4,023.

It has also begun attracting homeless refugees from other UK cities including Belfast, Birmingham, and London.

Stephen Kerr, a Tory MSP, said: ‘The statistics for English as an additional language pupils in Glasgow are truly staggering.

‘This scale of demand has serious consequences for educational standards, for social cohesion and for the long-term health of our society and economy.’

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A spokesman for Glasgow council said: ‘Glasgow thrives as a city enriched by many different languages and cultures, and we proudly celebrate this diversity and the positive impact it brings to all our school communities.’

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