Data set from Schools, pupils and their characteristics

School characteristics

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Published 5 June 2025

Last updated 5 June 2025

Number of schools in England, by type, phase, denomination, admission policy, sex, urban/rural and academy status including headcounts and full-time equivalent, language, free school meals, age and national curriculum year breakdowns.

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• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Schools, pupils and their characteristics
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 181,105
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • female boarders
  • First language is known or believed to be English
  • First language is known or believed to be other than English
• Filters:
  • Academy indicator
  • Denomination
  • School admissions policy
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2024/25

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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_female_aged_0	part_time_female_aged_1	part_time_female_aged_2	part_time_female_aged_3	part_time_female_aged_4	part_time_female_aged_5	part_time_female_aged_6	part_time_female_aged_7	part_time_female_aged_8	part_time_female_aged_9	part_time_female_aged_10	part_time_female_aged_11	part_time_female_aged_12	part_time_female_aged_13	part_time_female_aged_14	part_time_female_aged_15	part_time_female_aged_16	part_time_female_aged_17	part_time_female_aged_18	part_time_female_aged_19	full_time_female_aged_0	full_time_female_aged_1	full_time_female_aged_2	full_time_female_aged_3	full_time_female_aged_4	full_time_female_aged_5	full_time_female_aged_6	full_time_female_aged_7	full_time_female_aged_8	full_time_female_aged_9	full_time_female_aged_10	full_time_female_aged_11	full_time_female_aged_12	full_time_female_aged_13	full_time_female_aged_14	full_time_female_aged_15	full_time_female_aged_16	full_time_female_aged_17	full_time_female_aged_18	full_time_female_aged_19	part_time_male_aged_0	part_time_male_aged_1	part_time_male_aged_2	part_time_male_aged_3	part_time_male_aged_4	part_time_male_aged_5	part_time_male_aged_6	part_time_male_aged_7	part_time_male_aged_8	part_time_male_aged_9	part_time_male_aged_10	part_time_male_aged_11	part_time_male_aged_12	part_time_male_aged_13	part_time_male_aged_14	part_time_male_aged_15	part_time_male_aged_16	part_time_male_aged_17	part_time_male_aged_18	part_time_male_aged_19	full_time_male_aged_0	full_time_male_aged_1	full_time_male_aged_2	full_time_male_aged_3	full_time_male_aged_4	full_time_male_aged_5	full_time_male_aged_6	full_time_male_aged_7	full_time_male_aged_8	full_time_male_aged_9	full_time_male_aged_10	full_time_male_aged_11	full_time_male_aged_12	full_time_male_aged_13	full_time_male_aged_14	full_time_male_aged_15	full_time_male_aged_16	full_time_male_aged_17	full_time_male_aged_18	full_time_male_aged_19	part_time_female_early_1	part_time_female_early_2	part_time_female_nursery_1	part_time_female_nursery_2	part_time_female_reception	part_time_female_year_group_1	part_time_female_year_group_2	part_time_female_year_group_3	part_time_female_year_group_4	part_time_female_year_group_5	part_time_female_year_group_6	part_time_female_year_group_7	part_time_female_year_group_8	part_time_female_year_group_9	part_time_female_year_group_10	part_time_female_year_group_11	part_time_female_year_group_12	part_time_female_year_group_13	part_time_female_year_group_14	part_time_female_year_group_not_followed	full_time_female_early_1	full_time_female_early_2	full_time_female_nursery_1	full_time_female_nursery_2	full_time_female_reception	full_time_female_year_group_1	full_time_female_year_group_2	full_time_female_year_group_3	full_time_female_year_group_4	full_time_female_year_group_5	full_time_female_year_group_6	full_time_female_year_group_7	full_time_female_year_group_8	full_time_female_year_group_9	full_time_female_year_group_10	full_time_female_year_group_11	full_time_female_year_group_12	full_time_female_year_group_13	full_time_female_year_group_14	full_time_female_year_group_not_followed	part_time_male_early_1	part_time_male_early_2	part_time_male_nursery_1	part_time_male_nursery_2	part_time_male_reception	part_time_male_year_group_1	part_time_male_year_group_2	part_time_male_year_group_3	part_time_male_year_group_4	part_time_male_year_group_5	part_time_male_year_group_6	part_time_male_year_group_7	part_time_male_year_group_8	part_time_male_year_group_9	part_time_male_year_group_10	part_time_male_year_group_11	part_time_male_year_group_12	part_time_male_year_group_13	part_time_male_year_group_14	part_time_male_year_group_not_followed	full_time_male_early_1	full_time_male_early_2	full_time_male_nursery_1	full_time_male_nursery_2	full_time_male_reception	full_time_male_year_group_1	full_time_male_year_group_2	full_time_male_year_group_3	full_time_male_year_group_4	full_time_male_year_group_5	full_time_male_year_group_6	full_time_male_year_group_7	full_time_male_year_group_8	full_time_male_year_group_9	full_time_male_year_group_10	full_time_male_year_group_11	full_time_male_year_group_12	full_time_male_year_group_13	full_time_male_year_group_14	full_time_male_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_female	headcount_total_male	full_time_pupils	part_time_pupils	fte_pupils	male_boarders	female_boarders	total_boarders	number_of_pupils_of_compulsory_school_age_and_above	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_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
202425	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	831	E06000015	Derby	Mixed	Independent school	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	8	1244	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	30	35	35	36	34	51	49	49	63	65	70	50	32	38	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	24	29	34	40	53	34	42	40	45	55	47	51	25	21	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	672	572	1227	17	1235.5	5	1	5	1139	0	0	1115	0	0	0	0	0
202425	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	831	E06000015	Derby	Mixed	Non-maintained special school	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	1	110	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	2	2	4	5	6	6	4	1	4	7	6	4	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	2	1	2	0	1	3	6	3	4	2	7	8	3	5	4	4	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	2	2	4	5	6	6	3	2	3	9	5	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	2	1	2	0	1	3	6	3	5	1	8	7	4	4	8	0	0	1	3	4	23	24	20	35	0	55	55	110	0	110	9	8	15	106	52	52	76	30	4	11	99	0
202425	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	831	E06000015	Derby	Mixed	State-funded AP school	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	3	78	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	2	0	0	2	3	10	11	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	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	6	14	18	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	2	0	0	2	3	10	11	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	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	6	14	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	25	47	0	0	32	46	78	0	78	0	0	0	78	0	47	78	47	0	65	13	0
202425	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	831	E06000015	Derby	Mixed	State-funded nursery	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	7	567	3	26	83	152	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	98	134	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	41	69	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	32	81	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	79	488	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	296	271	52	515	309.5	0	0	0	0	2	3	52	2	0	370	192	5
202425	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	831	E06000015	Derby	Mixed	State-funded primary	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	74	24697	0	10	108	379	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	40	287	1436	1574	1620	1627	1666	1657	1762	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	107	432	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	37	259	1528	1595	1628	1638	1744	1808	1709	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	114	365	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	63	261	1442	1571	1618	1630	1666	1654	1769	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	109	423	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	48	248	1536	1600	1622	1639	1741	1807	1710	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	1631	2986	6411	13616	0	0	0	0	12180	12517	23633	1064	24165	0	0	0	20042	7540	8977	23633	8871	8438	15759	8884	54

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

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