![]() Child Tax Credit (provided they were not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and had an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs).the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit.Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.Income-related Employment and Support Allowance.Over half of pupils in PRUs are eligible for free school meals (54.6%), this compares to 22.5% for the overall school populationĪ further 11,100 pupils have a dual subsidiary registration in PRU's, this means that they also have their main registration at another school.Ĭhildren in state-funded schools in England are entitled to receive free school meals if a parent or carer were in receipt of any of the following benefits: Most pupils, 72.2% are boys, as in previous years. This includes pupils whose sole or main registration is in a PRU. The number of pupils in pupil referral units (PRUs) has decreased by 9% to 11,700. Pupil referral units, alternative provision academies and free schools This includes pupils attending establishments not maintained by a local authority for whom the authority is paying full tuition fees or educated otherwise under arrangements made (and funded) by the authority. This data is collected through the school censusĭata on local authority funded alternative provision is collected via the alternative provision census. There are also an increasing number of alternative provision academies and free schools and these are combined in this release with pupil referral units. Local authority maintained establishments providing alternative provision are often referred to as pupil referral units. There are two types of alternative provision discussed here. This is driven by increases in independent schools (28 additional schools), special schools (16 additional schools including a reduction of 1 non-maintained special school) and secondary (15 additional schools).Īlternative provision are education placements for children unable to attend a mainstream or special school. There are 41 more schools across all sectors than in 2021. This reverses a trend of small decreases in recent years following a peak in 2016/17 The number of schools has also increased The number of pupils in independent schools has increased by 2.1% to 581,400. PRUs typically have high mobility with pupils having shorter spells than in other schools. ![]() The number of pupils in state-funded nursery has increased slightly to 38,000, following a 10% decrease in the previous year. The primary population is projected to continue to drop to the end of the projection period in 2030, whilst the secondary population is projected to increase until 2024 then slowly begin to drop (see the Department's pupil projections release). This is primarily driven by demographic changes, following a peak of births in 2013, with higher numbers of children reaching secondary age and lower numbers of pupils moving in to primary school. Increases are seen in the number of pupils in state-funded secondary, nursery and special schools and also in independent schools, however, decreases are seen in primary schools and pupil referral units. There are over 9 million pupils in January 2022, a small increase from similar levels last year ![]() Schools with a nursery attached will complete the school census as a school rather than as a nursery. Other nurseries, such as private and voluntary nurseries, are not included in the school census. State-funded nursery – these are nurseries maintained by the local authority in which they operate. They often charge fees for pupils to attend. Independent schools and non-maintained special schools – these are registered schools which do not receive government funding. Alternative provision is covered in more detail in the “Pupil referral units and alternative provision” section below. Local authorities can also fund places not maintained by the local authority. Local authority maintained establishments providing alternative provision, are often referred to as pupil referral units. State-funded special schools – these are schools which provide tailored provision for pupils with special educational needs.Īlternative provision – these are education settings for children unable to attend a mainstream school. These schools include academies and free schools and are included in the totals for secondary schools. State-funded primary schools and state-funded secondary schools – Primary schools typically accept pupils aged 5-10 and secondary schools aged 11 and above, but there are increasing numbers of all-through schools, who take pupils of all compulsory school ages.
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