Data set from Education and training statistics for the UK

School numbers

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Number of schools in the United Kingdom by school phase.


Data set details

Theme
UK education and training statistics
Publication
Education and training statistics for the UK
Release type
Geographic levels
National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of schools
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2015/16 to 2021/22

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_namephaset_schools
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained mainstream2311
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained special66
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNursery406
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandPrimary16778
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandSecondary3401

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 2 variables
Variable nameVariable description
phaseSchool type
t_schoolsNumber of schools

Footnotes

  1. In Northern Ireland, total figures include hospital schools.
  2. Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
  3. Figures for independent schools in Scotland are unavailable.
  4. In Scotland, nursery figures include all providers of funded Early Learning and Childcare, except childminders.
  5. In England, special schools include pupil referral units.
  6. Figures for independent schools in Wales are unavailable for 2019/20.

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