Data set from Schools, pupils and their characteristics

School level

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Number and percentage of pupils in England at school level, by phase, school type, admissions policy, sex, urban or rural classification, and other breakdowns including age and denomination.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Schools, pupils and their characteristics
API data set ID
019e7403-4523-7749-b530-159f451dd83c
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Release
Academic year 2025/26
Release type
Number of rows
5,071,293
Geographic levels
School
Indicators
  • Breakdown topic
  • Number of pupils
  • Percentage of pupils
Filters
  • Admissions policy
  • All through school description
  • Attendance
Time period
2025/26

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_nameregion_codeschool_urnold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameestabschool_nameschool_laestabphase_type_groupingtrustopen_datesex_of_school_descriptionestablishment_typemiddle_schoolall_throughhospital_schoolreligious_denominationadmissions_policydistrict_administrative_codedistrict_administrative_namepcon_codepcon_nameward_codeward_nameurban_ruralschool_postcodeacademy_flagschool_sizeschool_timeattendance_patternsexbreakdown_topicbreakdownpupil_countpupil_percent
202526Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandLondonE120000071e+05201E09000001City of London3614The Aldgate School2013614State-funded primaryzMixedVoluntary aided schoolNoNoNoChurch of EnglandNot applicableE09000001City of LondonE14001172Cities of London and WestminsterE05009291BillingsgateUrban: Nearer to a major town or cityEC3A 5DELA Maintained201 to 300 pupils32.50Part-timeFemaleAgeAged 00x
202526Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandLondonE120000071e+05201E09000001City of London3614The Aldgate School2013614State-funded primaryzMixedVoluntary aided schoolNoNoNoChurch of EnglandNot applicableE09000001City of LondonE14001172Cities of London and WestminsterE05009291BillingsgateUrban: Nearer to a major town or cityEC3A 5DELA Maintained201 to 300 pupils32.50Part-timeFemaleAgeAged 10x
202526Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandLondonE120000071e+05201E09000001City of London3614The Aldgate School2013614State-funded primaryzMixedVoluntary aided schoolNoNoNoChurch of EnglandNot applicableE09000001City of LondonE14001172Cities of London and WestminsterE05009291BillingsgateUrban: Nearer to a major town or cityEC3A 5DELA Maintained201 to 300 pupils32.50Part-timeFemaleAgeAged 20x
202526Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandLondonE120000071e+05201E09000001City of London3614The Aldgate School2013614State-funded primaryzMixedVoluntary aided schoolNoNoNoChurch of EnglandNot applicableE09000001City of LondonE14001172Cities of London and WestminsterE05009291BillingsgateUrban: Nearer to a major town or cityEC3A 5DELA Maintained201 to 300 pupils32.50Part-timeFemaleAgeAged 30x
202526Academic yearSchoolE92000001EnglandLondonE120000071e+05201E09000001City of London3614The Aldgate School2013614State-funded primaryzMixedVoluntary aided schoolNoNoNoChurch of EnglandNot applicableE09000001City of LondonE14001172Cities of London and WestminsterE05009291BillingsgateUrban: Nearer to a major town or cityEC3A 5DELA Maintained201 to 300 pupils32.50Part-timeFemaleAgeAged 40x

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 17 variables
Variable nameVariable description
admissions_policyAdmissions policy
all_throughAll through school description
attendance_patternAttendance - Full-time, Part-time
breakdownBreakdown - filter by breakdown
breakdown_topicBreakdown topic

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API data set name
School level
API data set ID
019e7403-4523-7749-b530-159f451dd83c
API data set version
1.0

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