Statistics: school capacity
Statistics on the numbers of filled and unfilled primary and secondary school places in England, including forecasts of pupil numbers.
Statistics from May 2010 onwards are available on GOV.UK. You can find our archived statistics on the National Archives. Note: the search function is not available on archived content so please use the filters on the left of each page.
The ‘School capacity survey: 2020’ and ‘School capacity statistics: academic year 2019 to 2020’ were cancelled due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Further details can be found on our publication announcement page.
School capacity data: by academic year
Updates to this page
Last updated 21 March 2024 + show all updates
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Added 'School capacity in England: academic year 2022 to 2023'.
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Added 'School capacity in England: academic year 2021 to 2022'.
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Added 'School capacity in England: academic year 2020 to 2021'.
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The 'School capacity: academic year 2019 to 2020' publication was cancelled due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Added 'School capacity: academic year 2018 to 2019'.
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Added 'School capacity: academic year 2017 to 2018'.
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Added 'School capacity: academic year 2016 to 2017' to the collection.
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Added 'School capacity: academic year 2015 to 2016'.
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Added 'School capacity: academic year 2014 to 2015' to the collection.
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Added 'School capacity: academic year 2012 to 2013'.
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Added note that we're no longer publishing data on school capacity as a statistical first release
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First published.