What we can't tell you · Not collected
How many school pupils are there of each religion?
Not collected No authority records the information in the first place, so no request can produce it.
Why
The Department for Education school census data items for 2025 to 2026 include ethnicity, first language, free school meals, sex and special educational needs, and no item for pupil religion or belief. "Schools, pupils and their characteristics" therefore contains no religion table. The religious character of a school (a designation of the school, not its pupils) is published for every establishment in Get Information About Schools.
What is known
What is not known
- Pupil religion at any geography
Who holds the data
- Department for Education
Would a Freedom of Information request help?
Unlikely. No data item exists in the school census, so a request would return "not held".
Privacy and disclosure restrictions
None stated by the publisher.
Official sources checked
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/complete-the-school-census/data-items-2025-to-2026
- https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2025-26
Last reviewed 2026-09-02. Availability changes; if a publication now answers this question, challenge the classification below.