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Number of schools in the United Kingdom by school phase.
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Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Education and training statistics for the UK
- Release
- Reporting year 2022
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of schools
- Filters
- School type
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2021/22
Data set preview
time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | phase | t_schools |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained mainstream | 2311 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained special | 66 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery | 406 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Primary | 16778 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Secondary | 3401 |
Variables in this data set
Variable name | Variable description |
---|---|
phase | School type |
t_schools | Number of schools |
Footnotes
- In Northern Ireland, total figures include hospital schools.
- Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
- Figures for independent schools in Scotland are unavailable.
- In Scotland, nursery figures include all providers of funded Early Learning and Childcare, except childminders.
- In England, special schools include pupil referral units.
- Figures for independent schools in Wales are unavailable for 2019/20.
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