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The latest national statistics on Pupil Characteristics and Class Sizes produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families were released on 29th April 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DCSF: Pupil Characteristics and Class Sizes in Maintained Schools in England: January 2008 (Provisional)

DescriptionStatistics on Pupil Characteristics and Class Sizes are published as Pupil Characteristics and Class Sizes in Maintained Schools in England: January 2008 (Provisional) and include provisional data from England covering free school meal eligibility, ethnicity, first language and special education needs together with a range of class size information.

The latest statistics are for January 2008 and update those previously released on 26 April 2007.

The key points from the latest release are:

  • In January 2008 the full time equivalent (FTE) number of pupils in state funded primary, secondary and special schools stood at around 7.3 million, the same as in 2007, with both the primary and secondary sectors showing a decrease.
  • Provisional figures indicate a decrease in the proportion of pupils in state funded schools known to be eligible for free school meals.
  • In January 2008 some 223,430 (or 2.8 percent of) pupils across all schools in England had statements of SEN. The proportion of pupils with statements of SEN is similar to the proportion in 2007.
  • In January 2008, the average size of classes taught by one teacher in primary schools was 26.2, the same as a year earlier.
  • The average size of classes taught by one teacher in state funded secondary schools was 20.9, which represents a decrease from 21.2 a year earlier.
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Additional informationPDF (Index of all tables)
Additional informationEXCEL (These Excel spreadsheets contain the main tables from this SFR)
Additional informationEXCEL (These Excel spreadsheets contain Local Authority tables of pupils characteristics and class sizes)
Additional informationEXCEL (Cross Local Authority border movement of school pupils resident in England (primary, secondary, and special and sixth form), January 2008 (Provisional))
Additional informationEXCEL (Cross Local Authority border movement of school pupils resident in England (National Curriculum year group), January 2008 (Provisional))
Additional informationEXCEL (Cross Local Authority border movement matrix of school pupils resident in England (primary, secondary, and special and sixth form), January 2008 (Provisional))
Additional informationEXCEL (Additional National Tables based upon FINAL 2008 data (ADDED July 2008))
Additional informationEXCEL (Additional Local Authority Tables based upon FINAL 2008 data (ADDED July 2008))
Reference IDSFR09/2008
Coverage Country England
Date Released29 April 2008
Main Category Education and Skills
Sub CategorySchool Governance, management and finance    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
ContactThe Data Outputs Unit  mailbox.dataoutputsunit@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk   
PreRelease AccessClick here
 Publication includes individual Local Authority informationPublication includes individual Local Authority information

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