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'School characteristics' from 'Schools, pupils and their characteristics'

• Created: 2 October 2023

'School characteristics' for Academy alternative provision converter, Academy alternative provision sponsor led, Free schools alternative provision, Pupil referral unit and State-funded AP school in England between 2018/19 and 2022/23

		2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Headcount - Total	Total	16,134	15,396	12,785	11,684	13,191
	Academy alternative provision converter	3,045	3,229	2,786	2,617	3,041
	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	1,476	1,347	1,187	1,114	1,323
	Free schools alternative provision	1,119	1,218	1,147	1,179	1,357
	Pupil referral unit	10,494	9,602	7,665	6,774	7,470
Number of schools	Total	352	349	348	338	335
	Academy alternative provision converter	63	72	74	78	78
	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	23	26	28	28	29
	Free schools alternative provision	42	47	49	50	51
	Pupil referral unit	224	204	197	182	177

Source: Schools, pupils and their characteristics, School characteristics

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