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    • England
  4. Step 4 Choose time period

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    2009/10 to 2018/19
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    • Number of pupils on roll
    • Number of school places
    • Number of schools
    • Number of schools at or in excess of capacity
    • Pupils in places that exceed their school's capacity
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    • Primary
    • Secondary
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    'School capacity' for Primary and Secondary in England between 2009/10 and 2018/19
    Number of schoolsNumber of school placesNumber of pupils on rollNumber of schools at or in excess of capacityPupils in places that exceed their school's capacityPupils in places that exceed their school's capacity as a percentage of total placesNumber of schools with one or more unfilled placesUnfilled placesUnfilled places as a percentage of total places
    Primary2009/1016,9644,227,5273,810,7793,44441,6771.0%13,520458,42510.8%
    2010/1116,8734,253,3013,845,7383,43836,8450.9%13,435444,40810.4%
    2011/1216,8124,313,7703,912,5383,42331,4940.7%13,389432,72610.0%
    2012/1316,7754,416,2084,011,4253,51430,2760.7%13,261435,0599.9%
    2013/1416,7664,528,0234,111,6603,69730,7370.7%13,069447,1009.9%
    2014/1516,7594,633,9344,210,5033,80730,5390.7%12,952453,9709.8%
    2015/1616,7714,737,9004,307,0083,78130,1730.6%12,990461,0659.7%
    2016/1716,7824,804,1574,381,2703,82629,9740.6%12,955452,7919.4%
    2017/1816,7714,863,3294,423,8563,51927,4410.6%13,251466,8249.6%
    2018/1916,7694,896,4694,439,5713,34025,4810.5%13,428482,3359.9%
    Secondary2009/103,3123,563,1183,263,40593055,5411.6%2,382355,25410.0%
    2010/113,3003,608,9713,252,98383740,2561.1%2,463396,24411.0%
    2011/123,2603,600,7933,225,54369430,7690.9%2,566406,01911.3%
    2012/133,2743,637,3013,191,47258223,6120.6%2,692469,44112.9%
    2013/143,3213,711,8073,167,11549818,9800.5%2,823563,67215.2%
    2014/153,3563,755,5453,163,19150019,7900.5%2,856612,14416.3%
    2015/163,3753,787,8363,171,44748720,0730.5%2,888636,46216.8%
    2016/173,3793,811,2843,197,51954824,1710.6%2,831637,93616.7%
    2017/183,3763,848,0423,230,94151222,1620.6%2,863639,16716.6%
    2018/193,3893,897,5123,301,02356224,9150.6%2,826621,30815.9%

    Footnotes

    1. z - Indicates data is not applicable.
    2. Includes community, foundation, voluntary and middle schools as deemed. Includes academies/free schools. Excludes all special schools. Includes sixth form places. Excludes nursery places.

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