In the 2023/24 academic year there were 3,062 nursery schools in the United Kingdom, compared with 3,088 in the previous academic year. As of 2018/19, nursery schools had the worst pupil to teacher ratio in the UK, with almost 23 children for every one teacher.
Number of nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24
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UK Department for Education. (November 28, 2024). Number of nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283573/nursery-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
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UK Department for Education. (2024). Number of nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283573/nursery-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
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Number of nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24 [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283573/nursery-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
