'School characteristics' from 'Schools, pupils and their characteristics'
| 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full time boys aged 15 | 305,608 | 299,514 | 296,895 | 307,271 | 316,447 | 322,909 | 330,376 | 342,160 |
| Full time girls aged 15 | 291,694 | 286,438 | 282,896 | 292,543 | 301,475 | 307,488 | 313,974 | 324,213 | |
| Headcount - Total | 8,559,540 | 8,669,080 | 8,735,098 | 8,819,289 | 8,890,345 | 8,911,887 | 9,000,031 | 9,073,832 | |
| State-funded nursery | Full time boys aged 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full time girls aged 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Headcount - Total | 43,729 | 43,786 | 42,844 | 42,207 | 42,110 | 37,865 | 38,036 | 37,496 | |
| State-funded primary | Full time boys aged 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full time girls aged 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Headcount - Total | 4,615,172 | 4,689,658 | 4,716,244 | 4,727,089 | 4,714,772 | 4,660,264 | 4,655,513 | 4,647,851 | |
| State-funded secondary | Full time boys aged 15 | 268,104 | 261,821 | 259,341 | 268,897 | 277,318 | 284,332 | 291,095 | 300,983 |
| Full time girls aged 15 | 262,344 | 257,425 | 254,010 | 263,006 | 271,491 | 278,117 | 283,539 | 292,608 | |
| Headcount - Total | 3,193,418 | 3,223,089 | 3,258,451 | 3,327,970 | 3,409,277 | 3,493,507 | 3,567,378 | 3,630,171 | |
| State-funded special school | Full time boys aged 15 | 7,472 | 7,448 | 7,579 | 7,870 | 8,285 | 8,728 | 9,237 | 9,608 |
| Full time girls aged 15 | 3,027 | 2,978 | 2,919 | 3,080 | 3,285 | 3,436 | 3,500 | 3,767 | |
| Headcount - Total | 105,363 | 109,854 | 115,315 | 121,738 | 128,146 | 134,176 | 142,028 | 149,099 | |
| Non-maintained special school | Full time boys aged 15 | 311 | 289 | 284 | 285 | 292 | 305 | 296 | 306 |
| Full time girls aged 15 | 121 | 115 | 107 | 107 | 103 | 108 | 126 | 110 | |
| Headcount - Total | 3,814 | 3,756 | 3,639 | 3,671 | 3,787 | 3,924 | 3,965 | 4,070 | |
| State-funded AP school | Full time boys aged 15 | 4,754 | 4,930 | 5,003 | 4,829 | 4,293 | 3,567 | 3,137 | 3,226 |
| Full time girls aged 15 | 2,476 | 2,475 | 2,378 | 2,314 | 2,023 | 1,679 | 1,519 | 1,596 | |
| Headcount - Total | 15,015 | 15,669 | 16,732 | 16,134 | 15,396 | 12,785 | 11,684 | 13,191 | |
| Independent school | Full time boys aged 15 | 24,967 | 25,026 | 24,688 | 25,390 | 26,259 | 25,977 | 26,611 | 28,037 |
| Full time girls aged 15 | 23,726 | 23,445 | 23,482 | 24,036 | 24,572 | 24,148 | 25,289 | 26,132 | |
| Headcount - Total | 583,029 | 583,268 | 581,873 | 580,480 | 576,857 | 569,366 | 581,427 | 591,954 | |
Source: Schools, pupils and their characteristics, School characteristics
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