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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Schools, pupils and their characteristics

2. Step 2

   • Data set: School characteristics - Phase and type, admissions, denomination, urban-rural, gender

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number of schools
     • Headcount - Total
   • Academy indicator:
     • Total
   • Denomination:
     • Total
   • School admissions policy:
     • Total
   • School type:
     • Total
     • Independent school
     • Non-maintained special school
     • Pupil referral unit
     • State-funded nursery
   • School type (detailed):
     • Total
   • Sex of school description:
     • Total
   • Urban or rural indicator:
     • Total

6. Step 6 Explore data

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   View latest data: Academic year 2022/23

   'School characteristics - Phase and type, admissions, denomination, urban-rural, gender' for Independent school, Non-maintained special school, Pupil referral unit, State-funded nursery, State-funded primary and 2 other filters in England between 2015/16 and 2019/20

   		2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20
   State-funded nursery	Number of schools	406	402	399	391	389
   	Headcount - Total	43,729	43,786	42,844	42,207	42,110
   State-funded primary	Number of schools	16,778	16,786	16,766	16,769	16,784
   	Headcount - Total	4,615,172	4,689,658	4,716,244	4,727,089	4,714,772
   State-funded secondary	Number of schools	3,401	3,408	3,436	3,448	3,456
   	Headcount - Total	3,193,418	3,223,089	3,258,451	3,327,970	3,409,277
   State-funded special school	Number of schools	973	973	984	986	993
   	Headcount - Total	105,363	109,854	115,315	121,738	128,146
   Non-maintained special school	Number of schools	66	64	59	58	58
   	Headcount - Total	3,814	3,756	3,639	3,671	3,787
   Pupil referral unit	Number of schools	353	351	352	352	349
   	Headcount - Total	15,015	15,669	16,732	16,134	15,396
   Independent school	Number of schools	2,311	2,297	2,320	2,319	2,331
   	Headcount - Total	583,029	583,268	581,873	580,480	576,857
   Total	Number of schools	24,288	24,281	24,316	24,323	24,360
   	Headcount - Total	8,559,540	8,669,080	8,735,098	8,819,289	8,890,345

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   • Publication: Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2022/23

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