In 2022/23 there were 20,772 primary schools in the United Kingdom, a slight decrease when compared with the previous academic year. Since 2010/11 the overall number of primary schools in the UK has fallen by approximately 509 schools.
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UK Department for Education. (November 9, 2023). Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. "Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. (2023). Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. "Number of Primary Schools in The United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education, Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2022/23 [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/