Department for Education · 11 periods · pupils

Pupils in secondary school classes: full history

PeriodValueStatusPublished inSource cell
2025/26 academic year
2025-09-012026-08-31
3,359,927Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3359927
2024/25 academic year
2024-09-012025-08-31
3,369,207Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3369207
2023/24 academic year
2023-09-012024-08-31
3,375,146Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3375146
2022/23 academic year
2022-09-012023-08-31
3,348,459Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3348459
2021/22 academic year
2021-09-012022-08-31
3,295,442Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3295442
2020/21 academic year
2020-09-012021-08-31
3,241,481Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3241481
2019/20 academic year
2019-09-012020-08-31
3,167,115Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3167115
2018/19 academic year
2018-09-012019-08-31
3,090,498Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3090498
2017/18 academic year
2017-09-012018-08-31
3,030,930Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3030930
2016/17 academic year
2016-09-012017-08-31
2,994,796Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 2994796
2015/16 academic year
2015-09-012016-08-31
2,963,359Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Secondary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 2963359