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  • School capacity - national only

    Total number of school places, which includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places, reported by local authorities. Includes yearly and long-term change in the number of school places. File also includes number of pupils on roll from the May School Census; the number of schools at or in excess of capacity and the number of pupils in places that exceed their school's capacity; the number schools with one or more unfilled places and the number of unfilled places.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Net change in number of school places since 2010
    • Net change in number of school places since previous SCAP survey
    • Number of pupils on roll
    Filters
    • School phase
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2022/23
    File
  • School capacity - national, regional, local authority

    Total number of school places, which includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places, reported by local authorities. File also includes number of pupils on roll from the May School Census; the number of schools at or in excess of capacity and the number of pupils in places that exceed their school's capacity; the number schools with one or more unfilled places and the number of unfilled places.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Number of pupils on roll
    • Number of school places
    • Number of schools
    Filters
    • School phase
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2022/23
    File
  • School capacity

    School places, which includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places, reported by local authorities. File also includes number of pupils on roll from the May School Census;  the number of pupils in places that exceed their school's capacity and the number of unfilled places.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    School
    Indicators
    • Number of pupils on roll
    • Number of school places
    • Pupils in places that exceed their school's capacity
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2022/23
    File
  • Sixth form capacity - national, regional, local authority

    Total number of sixth form places as reported voluntarily by local authorities; sixth form pupil numbers on roll from the May School Census.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Number of schools with reported sixth form capacity
    • Reported sixth form places
    • Sixth form pupils on roll in schools with reported sixth form capacity
    Time period
    2017/18 to 2022/23
    File
  • School sixth form capacity

    School sixth form places as reported voluntarily by local authorities; sixth form pupil numbers on roll from the May School Census.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    School
    Indicators
    • Number of pupils on roll
    • Number of school places
    • Reported sixth form places
    Time period
    2017/18 to 2022/23
    File
  • Local authority pupil forecasts

    2022/23 actual pupil numbers on roll from the January 2023 School Census and local authority forecasts of pupil numbers for 2023/24 onwards. File also includes school places expected to be funded by housing developer contribution (HDC) agreements and housing infrastructure fund (HIF) agreements. Includes national curriculum year groups from reception to Year 13.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Forecast housing developing contribution (HDC) funded places
    • Forecast housing infrastructure fund (HIF) funded places
    • Local authority pupil forecasts (includes 2022/23 actual pupil numbers)
    Filters
    • Year group
    Time period
    2022/23 to 2029/30
    File
  • Local authority planned changes to school places

    School places reported by local authorities in summer 2023 as planned to be added or permanently removed from their school capacity. Includes only projects with firm plans for delivery. Includes national curriculum year groups from reception to Year 13.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Bulge places (temporary for large cohort)
    • Places to remove (permanent)
    • Planned additional places (permanent)
    Filters
    • National curriculum year group
    Time period
    2023/24 to 2025/26
    File
  • Estimates of future school place demand - places needed, spare places (place planning)

    Estimates of future school places needed to meet modelled demand, calculated at planning area level and aggregated to local authority, regional and national level. Estimates reflect the position reported by local authorities at May 2023 through the School Capacity survey, supplemented with DFE internal data on central programmes which will add or remove school places. Includes national curriculum year groups from reception to Year 11.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Estimated number of places needed: Additional need as positives and spare places as negatives
    • Estimated number of places needed: Additional need only
    Filters
    • National curriculum year group
    Time period
    2023/24 to 2029/30
    File
  • Specialist provision- mainstream schools, school level

    School places, which includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places, reported by local authorities. File also includes number of pupils on roll from the May School Census; SEND unit capacity; resourced provision capacity in mainstream schools.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    School
    Indicators
    • Number of school places
    • Number of school pupils on roll
    • Primary resourced provision capacity
    Time period
    2022/23
    File
  • Specialist provision- special schools, school level

    School places in special schools, which includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places, reported by local authorities. File also includes number of pupils on roll from the May School Census.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    School capacity
    Release
    Academic year 2022/23
    Geographic levels
    School
    Indicators
    • Number of primary pupils on roll
    • Number of primary school places
    • Number of pupils on roll
    Time period
    2022/23
    File