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Lists of schools in England

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionNov 19, 2025
Entity authorityQ6637482 ↗
Source-derived summary

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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