School capacity in 2023/24 by local authority for primary schools.

School capacity in state-funded primary schools in 2023/24 by local authority

School capacity in England from 2009/10 to 2022/23.

School capacity in England, 2009/10 to 2023/24

School capacity in 2022/23 by local authority for secondary schools.

School capacity in state-funded secondary schools in 2023/24 by local authority

Pupil forecasts and actual pupil numbers from 2023/24 to 2030/31 for year groups reception to year 13

Actual pupil numbers for 2023/24 and pupil forecasts for 2024/25 to 2030/31 in England by national curriculum year group

Local authority level primary forecasts and actual pupil numbers from 2023/24 to 2028/29

Actual primary pupil numbers for 2023/24 and primary pupil forecasts from 2024/25 to 2028/29 by local authority

Actual primary secondary numbers for 2023/24 and secondary pupil forecasts for 2024/25 to 2030/31 by local authority

This includes local authority level data for primary and secondary schools on from 2024/25 to 2026/27

Planned places by local authority, 2024/25 to 2026/27

This includes primary local authority level data on the estimated number of primary places needed to meet modelled demand from 2024/25 to 2028/29

Estimated number of primary places needed from 2024/25 to 2028/29 by local authority (additional need only)

This includes primary local authority level data on the estimated number of primary places needed to meet modelled demand from 2024/25 to 2030/31

Estimated number of secondary places needed from 2024/25 to 2030/31 by local authority (additional need only)

Number of schools with reported sixth form capacity, reported sixth form places and Sixth form pupils on roll in schools with reported sixth form capacity, by local authority, 2023/24

School sixth form capacity, by local authority, 2023/24

Includes the number of pupils on roll, number of school places, number of schools, primary capacity, secondary capacity, number of primary pupils on roll, number of secondary pupils on roll.

Specialist capacity provision in England for 2023/24

Total number of school places, which includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places. Includes yearly and long-term change in the number of school places. Includes number of pupils on roll from the May 2024 School Census.

Capacity - national

Total number of school places, which includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places. Includes number of pupils on roll from the May 2024 School Census.

Capacity - national, regional, local authority

Capacity - school

2023/24 actual pupil numbers on roll from the January 2024 School Census and local authority forecasts of pupil numbers for 2024/25 onwards. Includes national curriculum year groups from reception to Year 13.

Local authority pupil forecasts - national, regional, local authority

School places reported in summer 2024 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.

Local authority planned changes to school places - national, regional, local authority

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 2024.

Estimates of future school place demand (places needed, spare places) - 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 2024 School Census.

Sixth form capacity - national, regional, local authority

Number of sixth form places as reported voluntarily by local authorities; sixth form pupil numbers on roll from the May 2024 School Census.

Sixth form capacity - school

Total number of school places in special schools. This includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places. Includes number of pupils on roll from the May 2024 School Census.

Specialist provision capacity - national, regional, local authortiy

Specialist provision capacity - school

2023/24 actual pupil numbers on roll from the January 2024 School Census and local authority specialist provision forecasts of pupil numbers for 2024/25 onwards. Includes national curriculum year groups from reception to Year 13.

Local authority specialist provision pupil forecasts - national, regional, local authority

Total number of specialist provision places in mainstream schools. This includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places. Includes number of pupils on roll from the May 2024 School Census, SEN unit and resourced provision places.

Specialist provision capacity in mainstream schools - national, regional, local authority

Specialist provision capacity in mainstream schools - school

Including children in need and child protection, children looked after and social work workforce statistics

Children's social care

Including Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

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