To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many maintained schools have fewer than (a) 40, (b) 50, (c) 60, (d) 70, (e) 80, (f) 90 and (g) 100 pupils; and if he will make a statement.
The number of schools broken down by pupil numbers is given in the following table:
Number of schools in England by pupil numbers (headcount)(1) | ||||||||
School type | Number of schools | (a) Fewer than 40 pupils | (b) Fewer than 50 pupils | (c) Fewer than 60 pupils | (d) Fewer than 70 pupils | (e) Fewer than 80 pupils | (f) Fewer than 90 pupils | (g) Fewer than 100 pupils |
State-funded schools(2) | 21,844 | 697 | 1,036 | 1,409 | 1,881 | 2,370 | 2,906 | 3,454 |
of which: | ||||||||
Local authority maintained mainstream schools(3) | 17,835 | 296 | 546 | 824 | 1,168 | 1,545 | 1,968 | 2,423 |
Local authority maintained special school | 899 | 75 | 133 | 205 | 295 | 382 | 464 | 539 |
Local authority maintained pupil referral unit | 394 | 293 | 313 | 328 | 341 | 347 | 360 | 365 |
(1) As at January 2013, pupils with sole or dual main registrations (also includes other and FE college registrations for pupils in pupil referral units and alternative provision academies/free schools). (2) Includes local authority maintained schools, nurseries and pupil referral units. Also includes direct grant nurseries, city technology colleges, academies, free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools. (3) Includes local authority maintained nursery schools. Source: School Census |
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