Schools: Closures
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have closed in the last five years.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.
98 state-funded mainstream primary and secondary schools in England closed between January 2020 and December 2024. The attached table sets out these closures by calendar year.
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