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Private Education: Ashfield

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 16 July 2025UIN 66276

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children resident in Ashfield constituency attend (a) private and (b) independent schools.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The department publishes data on the number of pupils that attend an independent school on school census day. This data is published in the annual 'Schools, pupils and their characteristics' accredited official statistics. Constituency level data can be found in the underlying school level data files, which can be accessed at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25.

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