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

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Published 17 June 2021

Last updated 17 June 2021

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 2020/21
• 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 2020/21

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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	TypeOfEstablishment_(name)	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_classified_as_arab_ethnic_origin	number_of_pupils_unclassified	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
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	South East	E12000008	845	E10000011	East Sussex	Total	State-funded primary	Total	Anglican	Total	Total	Total	1	409	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	27	30	22	29	27	27	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	30	32	30	37	31	29	29	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	29	27	30	22	29	27	27	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	30	32	30	37	31	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	119	231	0	0	0	0	191	218	409	0	409	0	0	0	22	42	409	42	174	387	0	0	3	1	4	2	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	350	406	3	0
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	South East	E12000008	845	E10000011	East Sussex	Total	State-funded primary	Total	Church of England	Total	Total	Total	63	11599	0	1	11	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	40	60	725	746	791	801	833	795	789	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	35	65	826	770	883	829	851	845	845	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	74	731	745	790	802	830	794	788	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	76	837	768	878	835	846	840	845	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	270	1568	3181	6580	0	0	0	0	5613	5986	11533	66	11566	0	0	0	1255	1696	11533	1696	4077	10025	23	8	456	56	104	118	169	177	40	10	35	91	6	53	9	30	60	0	129	9779	10986	612	1
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	South East	E12000008	845	E10000011	East Sussex	Total	State-funded primary	Total	Methodist	Total	Total	Total	1	106	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	3	7	8	11	8	14	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	8	7	7	9	6	8	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	7	8	11	8	14	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	8	7	7	9	6	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	24	68	0	0	0	0	57	49	106	0	106	0	0	0	6	6	106	6	27	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	92	106	0	0
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	South East	E12000008	845	E10000011	East Sussex	Total	State-funded primary	Total	No religious character	Total	Total	Total	75	24598	0	4	43	82	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	142	296	1577	1615	1644	1672	1708	1691	1598	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	30	75	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	173	280	1559	1636	1704	1835	1779	1741	1681	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	76	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	300	1583	1617	1644	1667	1707	1692	1597	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	73	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	162	300	1575	1636	1696	1832	1783	1735	1680	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1151	3161	6593	13693	0	0	0	0	12088	12510	24356	242	24477	0	0	0	3628	4788	24356	4788	8205	21092	42	16	1082	124	249	205	325	424	109	25	105	207	9	138	36	75	143	0	192	20308	22943	1651	4
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	South West	E12000009	866	E06000030	Swindon	Total	Pupil referral unit	Total	No religious character	Total	Total	Total	1	88	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	3	3	1	20	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	5	9	16	30	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	6	0	21	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	1	13	1	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	67	1	0	28	60	88	0	88	0	0	0	0	41	87	41	0	73	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	88	81	6	1

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 215 variables

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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Footnotes

1. From 2020/21, Arab ethnic group includes pupils recorded as 'Other Arab'. This was previously included within 'Any other ethnic group' in prior years

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