In 2023/24 there were 20,739 primary schools in the United Kingdom, a slight decrease when compared with the previous academic year. Since 2010/11 the overall number of primary schools in the UK has fallen by approximately 542 schools.
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UK Department for Education. (November 28, 2024). Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. "Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24." Chart. November 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. (2024). Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. "Number of Primary Schools in The United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education, Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Number of primary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2023/24 [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283569/primary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
