In 2019 there were approximately 16.41 thousand primary-schools in England, with 3.16 thousand of these full or operating above their capacity, compared with 13.25 thousand schools that were under-capacity. Compared with 2010, there has been a net increase in under-capacity schools and an decrease in those that are over-capacity.
Number of state-funded primary schools in England from 2010 to 2018, by capacity status
(in 1,000s)
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GOV.UK. (March 28, 2019). Number of state-funded primary schools in England from 2010 to 2018, by capacity status (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284081/primary-schools-capacity-in-england/
GOV.UK. "Number of state-funded primary schools in England from 2010 to 2018, by capacity status (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284081/primary-schools-capacity-in-england/
GOV.UK. (2019). Number of state-funded primary schools in England from 2010 to 2018, by capacity status (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284081/primary-schools-capacity-in-england/
GOV.UK. "Number of State-funded Primary Schools in England from 2010 to 2018, by Capacity Status (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284081/primary-schools-capacity-in-england/
GOV.UK, Number of state-funded primary schools in England from 2010 to 2018, by capacity status (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284081/primary-schools-capacity-in-england/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of state-funded primary schools in England from 2010 to 2018, by capacity status (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, March 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284081/primary-schools-capacity-in-england/