Department for Education · 11 periods · pupils

Pupils in primary school classes: full history

PeriodValueStatusPublished inSource cell
2025/26 academic year
2025-09-012026-08-31
3,974,132Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 3974132
2024/25 academic year
2024-09-012025-08-31
4,084,205Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4084205
2023/24 academic year
2023-09-012024-08-31
4,133,588Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4133588
2022/23 academic year
2022-09-012023-08-31
4,172,511Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4172511
2021/22 academic year
2021-09-012022-08-31
4,169,888Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4169888
2020/21 academic year
2020-09-012021-08-31
4,177,058Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4177058
2019/20 academic year
2019-09-012020-08-31
4,272,738Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4272738
2018/19 academic year
2018-09-012019-08-31
4,297,570Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4297570
2017/18 academic year
2017-09-012018-08-31
4,290,659Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4290659
2016/17 academic year
2016-09-012017-08-31
4,265,334Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4265334
2015/16 academic year
2015-09-012016-08-31
4,193,180Final2026-08-04
4 August 2026
019e7401-70d1-73ca-9855-bd7258e5a1ca · “Type of class=Primary; Size of class=Total” × “Number of pupils” = 4193180