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Primary Secondary Boarding Sixth form Independent

27,179Open schools

4,989Academy trusts

183Local authorities

9Regions covered

England's schools at a glance

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Schools by type

How England's schools are run

27,179open schools

Academies11,23641%
Local authority maintained schools9,36734%
Independent schools1,5796%
Welsh schools1,5686%
Special schools1,5036%
Free Schools8403%
Other types7193%
Colleges2221%
Universities1290%
Online provider160%

Schools by phase

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Schools by region

Regions with the most open schools

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All schools

Primary16,660 schools Secondary3,175 schools Nursery373 schools 16 plus290 schools All-through170 schools Middle deemed secondary86 schools Middle deemed primary3 schools

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Academies11,236 schools Local authority maintained schools9,367 schools Independent schools1,579 schools Welsh schools1,568 schools Special schools1,503 schools Free Schools840 schools Other types719 schools Colleges222 schools Universities129 schools Online provider16 schools

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South East4,023 schools North West3,618 schools London3,190 schools East of England2,847 schools West Midlands2,770 schools South West2,658 schools Yorkshire and the Humber2,461 schools East Midlands2,321 schools Wales (pseudo)1,569 schools

Biggest schools by pupils

The open schools with the most pupils on roll.

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Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle

London

3,420 pupils 3,805 places

All-through

Robert Clack School

Dagenham

3,231 pupils 2,500 places

Secondary

Brampton Manor Academy

London

2,987 pupils 2,046 places

Secondary

Walton High

Milton Keynes

2,969 pupils 3,000 places

All-through

Loxford School

Ilford

2,799 pupils 3,000 places

Secondary

Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Hove

2,657 pupils 2,600 places

Largest academy trusts

Ranked by the number of member schools.

All trusts

UNITED LEARNING TRUST98 member schools · Peterborough REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST65 member schools · Burton-On-Trent ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST64 member schools · Cheadle DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST64 member schools · Knottingley LIFT SCHOOLS62 member schools · London HARRIS FEDERATION59 member schools · Croydon

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