Since May 1997, we have built 884 schools with private finance initiative funding. Currently 651 of these schools are open and 232 schools are under construction.
The Department does not hold this information centrally specifically for PFI funded schools. Detailed information on average number of pupils attending PFI funded schools is held at local authority level.
The Department does not hold information centrally on specifically how many PFI schools have experienced a fall in pupil numbers in each of the last 10 years. This level of detailed information is held at the local authority level.