Question follow-through · 10166

Pupil Numbers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils are in state education per year group in England.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
24 Oct 2024
Answer
24 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils are in state education per year group in England.

  2. 24 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The most recently published statistics on the number of pupils at schools in England are from the January 2024 school census and can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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