Lists of schools in England
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The schools in England are organised into local education authorities. There are 150 local education authorities in England organised into nine larger regions. According to the Schools Census, there were 3,408 maintained government secondary schools in England in 2017.
BESA, the British Educational Suppliers Association, has more up-to-date figures. It states that in 2019, there are approximately 30,000 schools in England, which include 391 nurseries, around 25,000 primary schools, 3,448 secondary schools, 2,319 independent schools, 1,044 special schools, and 352 pupil referral units. There are 1,170 multi-academy trusts that manage at least two schools: 598 have five or fewer schools, 259 have 6–11 schools, 85 have between 12–25 schools, and 29 MATs have 26 or more schools.
East of England
There are 11 local education authorities in the East of England.
List of schools in Bedford
List of schools in Cambridgeshire
List of schools in Central Bedfordshire
List of schools in Essex
List of schools in Hertfordshire
List of schools in Luton
List of schools in Norfolk
List of schools in Peterborough
List of education establishments in Southend-on-Sea
List of schools in Suffolk
List of schools in Thurrock
South East of England
There are 19 local education authorities in the South East of England.
List of schools in Bracknell Forest
List of schools in Brighton and Hove
List of schools in Buckinghamshire
List of schools in East Sussex
List of schools in Hampshire
List of schools on the Isle of Wight
List of schools in Kent
List of schools in Medway
List of schools in Milton Keynes
List of schools in Oxfordshire
List of schools in Portsmouth
List of schools in Reading
List of schools in Slough
List of schools in Southampton
List of schools in Surrey
List of schools in West Berkshire
List of schools in West Sussex
List of schools in Windsor and Maidenhead
List of schools in Wokingham
South West of England
There are 15 local education authorities in the South West of England.
List of schools in Bath and North East Somerset
List of schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
List of schools in Bristol
List of schools in Cornwall
List of schools in Devon
List of schools in Dorset
List of schools in Gloucestershire
List of schools on the Isles Of Scilly
List of schools in North Somerset
List of schools in Plymouth
List of schools in Somerset
List of schools in South Gloucestershire
List of schools in Swindon
List of schools in Torbay
List of schools in Wiltshire
Yorkshire and Humber
There are 15 local education authorities in Yorkshire and Humber.
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