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School characteristics - Phase and type, admissions, denomination, urban-rural, gender

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Published 9 June 2022

Last updated 9 June 2022

Number of schools in England, by type, phase, denomination, admission policy, gender, urban/rural and academy status including headcounts and fte, ethnicity, fsm, age and national curriculum year breakdowns

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• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Schools, pupils and their characteristics
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Number of rows: 126,401
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Any other Asian background
  • Any other black background
  • Any other ethnic group
• Filters:
  • Academy indicator
  • Denomination
  • School admissions policy
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_name	region_code	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	sex_of_school_description	phase_type_grouping	type_of_establishment	denomination	admissions_policy	urban_rural	academy_flag	number_of_schools	headcount_of_pupils	part_time_girls_aged_0	part_time_girls_aged_1	part_time_girls_aged_2	part_time_girls_aged_3	part_time_girls_aged_4	part_time_girls_aged_5	part_time_girls_aged_6	part_time_girls_aged_7	part_time_girls_aged_8	part_time_girls_aged_9	part_time_girls_aged_10	part_time_girls_aged_11	part_time_girls_aged_12	part_time_girls_aged_13	part_time_girls_aged_14	part_time_girls_aged_15	part_time_girls_aged_16	part_time_girls_aged_17	part_time_girls_aged_18	part_time_girls_aged_19	full_time_girls_aged_0	full_time_girls_aged_1	full_time_girls_aged_2	full_time_girls_aged_3	full_time_girls_aged_4	full_time_girls_aged_5	full_time_girls_aged_6	full_time_girls_aged_7	full_time_girls_aged_8	full_time_girls_aged_9	full_time_girls_aged_10	full_time_girls_aged_11	full_time_girls_aged_12	full_time_girls_aged_13	full_time_girls_aged_14	full_time_girls_aged_15	full_time_girls_aged_16	full_time_girls_aged_17	full_time_girls_aged_18	full_time_girls_aged_19	part_time_boys_aged_0	part_time_boys_aged_1	part_time_boys_aged_2	part_time_boys_aged_3	part_time_boys_aged_4	part_time_boys_aged_5	part_time_boys_aged_6	part_time_boys_aged_7	part_time_boys_aged_8	part_time_boys_aged_9	part_time_boys_aged_10	part_time_boys_aged_11	part_time_boys_aged_12	part_time_boys_aged_13	part_time_boys_aged_14	part_time_boys_aged_15	part_time_boys_aged_16	part_time_boys_aged_17	part_time_boys_aged_18	part_time_boys_aged_19	full_time_boys_aged_0	full_time_boys_aged_1	full_time_boys_aged_2	full_time_boys_aged_3	full_time_boys_aged_4	full_time_boys_aged_5	full_time_boys_aged_6	full_time_boys_aged_7	full_time_boys_aged_8	full_time_boys_aged_9	full_time_boys_aged_10	full_time_boys_aged_11	full_time_boys_aged_12	full_time_boys_aged_13	full_time_boys_aged_14	full_time_boys_aged_15	full_time_boys_aged_16	full_time_boys_aged_17	full_time_boys_aged_18	full_time_boys_aged_19	part_time_girls_early_1	part_time_girls_early_2	part_time_girls_nursery_1	part_time_girls_nursery_2	part_time_girls_reception	part_time_girls_year_group_1	part_time_girls_year_group_2	part_time_girls_year_group_3	part_time_girls_year_group_4	part_time_girls_year_group_5	part_time_girls_year_group_6	part_time_girls_year_group_7	part_time_girls_year_group_8	part_time_girls_year_group_9	part_time_girls_year_group_10	part_time_girls_year_group_11	part_time_girls_year_group_12	part_time_girls_year_group_13	part_time_girls_year_group_14	part_time_girls_year_group_not_followed	full_time_girls_early_1	full_time_girls_early_2	full_time_girls_nursery_1	full_time_girls_nursery_2	full_time_girls_reception	full_time_girls_year_group_1	full_time_girls_year_group_2	full_time_girls_year_group_3	full_time_girls_year_group_4	full_time_girls_year_group_5	full_time_girls_year_group_6	full_time_girls_year_group_7	full_time_girls_year_group_8	full_time_girls_year_group_9	full_time_girls_year_group_10	full_time_girls_year_group_11	full_time_girls_year_group_12	full_time_girls_year_group_13	full_time_girls_year_group_14	full_time_girls_year_group_not_followed	part_time_boys_early_1	part_time_boys_early_2	part_time_boys_nursery_1	part_time_boys_nursery_2	part_time_boys_reception	part_time_boys_year_group_1	part_time_boys_year_group_2	part_time_boys_year_group_3	part_time_boys_year_group_4	part_time_boys_year_group_5	part_time_boys_year_group_6	part_time_boys_year_group_7	part_time_boys_year_group_8	part_time_boys_year_group_9	part_time_boys_year_group_10	part_time_boys_year_group_11	part_time_boys_year_group_12	part_time_boys_year_group_13	part_time_boys_year_group_14	part_time_boys_year_group_not_followed	full_time_boys_early_1	full_time_boys_early_2	full_time_boys_nursery_1	full_time_boys_nursery_2	full_time_boys_reception	full_time_boys_year_group_1	full_time_boys_year_group_2	full_time_boys_year_group_3	full_time_boys_year_group_4	full_time_boys_year_group_5	full_time_boys_year_group_6	full_time_boys_year_group_7	full_time_boys_year_group_8	full_time_boys_year_group_9	full_time_boys_year_group_10	full_time_boys_year_group_11	full_time_boys_year_group_12	full_time_boys_year_group_13	full_time_boys_year_group_14	full_time_boys_year_group_not_followed	number_of_early_year_pupils_years_e1_and_e2	number_of_nursery_pupils_years_n1_and_n2	number_of_reception_pupils_year_r	number_of_key_stage_1_pupils_years_1_and_2	number_of_key_stage_2_pupils_years_3_to_6	number_of_key_stage_3_pupils_years_7_to_9	number_of_key_stage_4_pupils_years_10_and_11	number_of_key_stage_5_pupils_years_12_to_14	number_of_pupils_not_reception_or_key_stage_1_to_5	headcount_total_girls	headcount_total_boys	full_time_pupils	part_time_pupils	fte_pupils	boy_boarders	girl_boarders	total_boarders	number_of_fsm_eligible_pupils_taking_a_free_school_meal_on_census_day	number_of_pupils_known_to_be_eligible_for_free_school_meals	number_of_pupils_used_for_fsm_calculation_in_performance_tables	number_of_pupils_known_to_be_eligible_for_free_school_meals_performance_tables	infants_taken_a_free_school_meal_on_census_day	number_of_pupils_classified_as_white_british_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_irish_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_traveller_of_irish_heritage_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_any_other_white_background_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_gypsy_roma_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_white_and_black_caribbean_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_white_and_black_african_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_white_and_asian_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_any_other_mixed_background_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_indian_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_pakistani_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_bangladeshi_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_any_other_asian_background_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_caribbean_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_african_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_any_other_black_background_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_chinese_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_classified_as_any_other_ethnic_group_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_unclassified_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_of_compulsory_school_age_and_above	number_of_pupils_whose_first_language_is_known_or_believed_to_be_english	number_of_pupils_whose_first_language_is_known_or_believed_to_be_other_than_english	number_of_pupils_whose_first_language_is_unclassified
202122	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Yorkshire and The Humber	E12000003	813	E06000013	North Lincolnshire	Total	Independent school	Total	Total	Total	Total	Independent	7	471	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	10	14	17	9	13	17	21	13	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	12	24	12	36	38	33	58	48	32	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	331	468	3	469.5	0	0	0	0	0	384	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	471	0	0	0
202122	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Yorkshire and The Humber	E12000003	813	E06000013	North Lincolnshire	Total	Pupil referral unit	Total	Total	Total	Total	Academy	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	3	3	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	5	6	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	0
202122	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	North West	E12000002	352	E08000003	Manchester	Total	Total	Academy special sponsor led	Total	Total	Total	Total	1	235	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	1	1	1	1	7	2	6	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	9	13	9	18	17	17	35	21	10	15	10	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	1	1	1	1	7	2	6	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	9	13	9	18	17	17	35	21	10	15	10	10	2	0	0	0	8	24	61	88	28	26	0	37	198	235	0	235	0	0	0	114	135	209	122	28	81	1	1	11	0	6	5	4	12	5	18	9	4	10	29	5	0	12	22	227	152	83	0
202122	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	North West	E12000002	352	E08000003	Manchester	Total	Total	Academy sponsor led	Total	Total	Total	Total	25	20051	0	0	1	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	223	379	378	382	393	410	427	417	1342	1410	1343	1352	1395	46	53	3	0	0	0	4	46	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	236	365	406	427	406	432	415	421	1344	1360	1336	1335	1343	63	56	2	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	227	380	378	382	393	409	426	418	1343	1412	1340	1352	1396	47	52	2	0	0	0	4	46	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	245	367	404	427	407	432	414	422	1344	1359	1336	1336	1343	64	56	0	0	0	605	752	1591	3321	8134	5427	221	0	10019	10032	19962	89	20006.5	0	0	0	7330	9641	19739	9571	1966	6547	58	23	975	161	438	357	296	794	311	3379	532	479	224	2522	897	216	1405	437	18697	10991	8954	106
202122	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	North West	E12000002	352	E08000003	Manchester	Total	Total	Community special school	Total	Total	Total	Total	9	1342	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	22	29	28	41	25	37	21	28	30	40	48	18	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	64	80	87	72	83	73	72	91	95	97	79	13	20	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	21	26	24	37	23	34	21	17	20	25	23	10	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	59	77	87	68	78	70	72	82	88	92	56	10	20	12	0	0	0	25	183	421	300	196	58	0	386	956	1342	0	1342	0	0	0	535	736	1272	678	130	466	5	3	31	3	47	19	28	61	14	157	22	22	27	136	42	10	51	39	1312	810	373	0

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Variable name	Variable description
academy_flag	Academy indicator - Academy or otherwise
admissions_policy	School admissions policy - Selective or otherwise
boy_boarders	Boy boarders
denomination	Denomination - Religious denomination
fte_pupils	FTE pupils

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