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Asked by Anneliese MidgleyLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 2 September 2024UIN 2567

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish, for every school in England (a) the unique reference number for that school, (b) the local government areas and their ONS codes within which the school falls, (c) the Parliamentary constituency within which the school falls, (d) the phase of education which the school provides, (e) whether the school teaches children of both sexes, (f) the number of children currently attending that school, (g) whether the school is a state school or a private school, (h) any faith or religious character to the school, including denomination information, (i) the name of the academy trust, and (j) how many schools in total are run by that trust.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

The information requested can be found in the attached files. This information has been extracted from the department’s ‘Get Information about Schools (GIAS)’.

GIAS is the department’s register of schools and colleges in England and the information in the answer shows the position as at 1 August 2024.

The pupil numbers data used in the answer is at January 2024 and is taken from the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2024’ statistical publication, which is available here: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2024.

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