In the 2023/24 academic there were 32,149 schools in the United Kingdom, 601 schools fewer than there were in the 2010/11 academic year. Throughout most of this period, there has been a steady decline in the number of schools, with a slight uptick noticeable after 2019/20, when there were just 32,028 schools. Number of UK pupils falls in 2023/24 After reaching a peak of 10.7 million in the 2022/23 academic year, the number of school pupils in the UK fell to 10.6 million in the following academic year. In the same year, the number of full-time teachers in the UK reached a high of 643,491, up from just 621,718 in the 2017/18 academic year. Although the pupil to teacher ratio at UK schools has overall been quite stable in recent years, there was a surge in the pupil to teacher ratio at nursery schools between 2012/13 and 2018/19, rising from 17.5 teachers per pupil, to 22.9. Concrete crisis at UK schools in 2023 Due to its affordability, many schools built in the UK from the 1950s to the 1990s used reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). Although not inherently unsafe, RAAC is a less durable version of standard concrete, and has a typically shorter lifespan. The issue of RAAC in schools suddenly became more urgent in 2018, when a school roof collapsed, confirming fears that RAAC structures weakened over time. Just before schools returned for the 2023/24 academic year, 147 schools in England were confirmed as having issues with RAAC, with 19 of these forced to delay the start of the school year, and a further four opting for fully remote learning.

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United Kingdom UK: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary data was reported at 70.828 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 69.494 % for 2014. United Kingdom UK: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary data is updated yearly, averaging 27.445 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2015, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.828 % in 2015 and a record low of 24.869 % in 2007. United Kingdom UK: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Total number of school places, which includes sixth form places and excludes nursery places, reported by local authorities. File also includes number of pupils on roll from the May School Census; the number of schools at or in excess of capacity and the number of pupils in places that exceed their school's capacity; the number schools with one or more unfilled places and the number of unfilled places.

In 2025, there were approximately 1,423 private or independent schools in the United Kingdom, compared with 1.411 in 2020.

As of 2025, there were approximately 545,640 pupils attending private or independent schools in the United Kingdom, compared with 565,550 in the previous year.

This file contains information on the number of schools in the UK, by school type.

In 2022, approximately 84 percent of 15 year old students in the United Kingdom thought other students seemed to like them at school, with a further 75 percent believing that they made friends easily. By contrast, just over a quarter of respondents felt awkward and out of place at school.

Around 2.17 million pupils were eligible for free school meals in England in the 2024/25 academic year, compared with 2.09 million pupils in the previous year. Free school meals became a key issue during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, when they were replaced by a voucher scheme in the lockdown and Easter holidays. Although the voucher system was initially not supposed to extend to the summer holidays, a pressure campaign by English footballer, Marcus Rashford resulted in a government U-turn, on the issue, resulting in the voucher scheme covering the summer.

This method returns the closest schools based on the specified criteria.

The dataset comprises multiple source datasets published by the Department for Education, and it is updated as soon as relevant datasets become available.

United Kingdom UK: Children Out of School: Female: % of Female Primary School Age data was reported at 1.388 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.575 % for 2011. United Kingdom UK: Children Out of School: Female: % of Female Primary School Age data is updated yearly, averaging 1.965 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2012, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.386 % in 1985 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2005. United Kingdom UK: Children Out of School: Female: % of Female Primary School Age data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Interactive dataset showing GCSE results and school rankings across UK secondary schools.

United Kingdom UK: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross data was reported at 101.967 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 107.653 % for 2014. United Kingdom UK: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 103.720 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2015, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 107.653 % in 2014 and a record low of 99.683 % in 2002. United Kingdom UK: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

In 2020, half of young black students in the United Kingdom believe that their teachers' perceptions of them was one of the biggest barriers to achievement at school, with 49 percent also advising that racism at schools was a barrier to achievement.

United Kingdom UK: Children Out of School: Primary data was reported at 2,629.000 Person in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,052.000 Person for 2014. United Kingdom UK: Children Out of School: Primary data is updated yearly, averaging 79,111.500 Person from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2015, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 270,675.000 Person in 1985 and a record low of 60.000 Person in 2005. United Kingdom UK: Children Out of School: Primary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Sum; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).