National pupil projections
Annual release providing national projections for the number of pupils in schools in England by type of school, age and whether full time or part time.
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If you have a specific enquiry about National pupil projections statistics and data:
Pupils and School Finance team
Email: PupilPopulation.PROJECTIONS@education.gov.ukContact name: Dexter Roberts
Press office
If you have a media enquiry:
Telephone: 020 7783 8300
Public enquiries
If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:
Phone: 0370 000 2288
Opening times
Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)
Official statistics
These are Official Statistics and have been produced in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (opens in new tab).
This can be broadly interpreted to mean that these statistics are:
- managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
- meet identified user needs
- produced according to sound methods
- well explained and readily accessible
Find out more about the standards we follow to produce these statistics through our Standards for official statistics published by DfE guidance (opens in new tab).
Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).
OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab) that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.
You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website (opens in new tab).
Pre-release access list
Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.
- Secretary of State for Education
- Minister for Children and Families
- Minister for School Standards
- Minister for Skills
- Minister of State for Early Education
- Permanent Secretary
- Communications Special Adviser
- Special Advisers (4)
- Press Office Deputy Director
- Press Office
- Chief Analyst
- Head of Profession for Statistics
- Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
- Director General, Schools Group
- Director General, Strategy Group
- Director, Strategic Finance
- Chief Operating Officer
- Deputy Director, Funding Policy Unit
- Deputy Director, Schools & Funding Analysis Division