Get the facts on school places

8 June 2018

825,000 more English school places since 2010

The number of state-funded school places has increased by about 825,000 in England since 2010.

5 June 2018

Ofsted hasn’t inspected 300 schools for a decade or more

300 schools haven’t been inspected by Ofsted for a decade or more as they were last rated as outstanding, so don’t have to be inspected every five years.

26 May 2017

Academies and maintained schools: what do we know?

A look at the evidence on how academies perform compared to local authority schools.

11 May 2017

Primary class sizes in England and Wales

The number of infants in classes of 31 or more in Wales has increased by 18% since 2013. In England it has increased by 32% over the same time.

29 March 2017

1.8m more pupils in good or outstanding schools

Schools’ Ofsted performance is improving and more pupils are in schools rated good or outstanding by its inspectors.

8 March 2017

Class sizes under the Conservatives

Average class sizes in English primary schools are up since 2010, although secondary school classes are very slightly smaller.

8 March 2017

Are there enough school places being created?

We took a look at claims from Prime Minister’s Questions about the need for new school places, what’s happening to per pupil spending and the level of need in the areas where free schools have opened.

24 February 2017

Most, but not all, free schools help meet demand for school places

To set up a free school in England you need to show that there’s parental demand, and either a basic shortage of places or a lack of good school places in the area.

5 July 2016

School spending: up or down?

As teachers walk out, we investigate whether the schools budget is being cut or not.

29 February 2016

What's happening to secondary school places?

Concerns have been raised about the ability of local authorities to cope with a predicted 20% rise in secondary pupil numbers over the next decade.

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825,000 more English school places since 2010

Ofsted hasn’t inspected 300 schools for a decade or more

Academies and maintained schools: what do we know?

Primary class sizes in England and Wales

1.8m more pupils in good or outstanding schools

Class sizes under the Conservatives

Are there enough school places being created?

Most, but not all, free schools help meet demand for school places

School spending: up or down?

What's happening to secondary school places?

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