Primary Education

(asked on 22nd November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools have (a) been opened and (b) closed by (i) local authority area and (ii) constituency in each year since 1997.


Answered by
Robin Walker Portrait
Robin Walker
This question was answered on 30th November 2021

The tables attached show the numbers of primary schools that have opened by year, local authority area and constituency between 1997 and 2021, and between 2000 and 2021 for schools that have closed. This includes new local authority maintained schools, free schools and new academies.

Prior to 2000, the department’s records do not capture the information for closed schools in a way which would allow us to respond fully to my hon. Friend, the member for North West Durham’s question.

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