To provide a full-time series since 1997 would involve disproportionate cost. Therefore the available information for a selection of years between 1997 and 2007 are given in the following table:
Schools with up to and including 1,000 pupils Position in January each year Number of schools Number of pupils Percentage of pupils3 1997 2,429 1,612,510 52.8 1999 2,322 1,557,650 49.6 2000 2,226 1,497,750 46.8 2002 1,997 1,384,420 42.2 2005 1,839 1,296,690 38.7 2006 1,830 1,292,490 38.6 2007 1,841 1,290,040 38.8
Position in January each year Number of schools Number of pupils Percentage of pupils3 1997 1,019 1,216,690 39.8 1999 1,080 1,292,450 41.2 2000 1,146 1,377,020 43.1 2002 1.236 1,492,860 45.5 2005 1,296 1,572,330 47.0 2006 1,295 1,573,270 47.0 2007 1,270 1,539,480 46.3
Position in January each year Number of schools Number of pupils Percentage of pupils3 1997 130 215,010 7.0 1999 167 275,210 8.8 2000 186 308.740 9.7 2002 225 374,980 11.4 2005 261 435,420 13.0 2006 259 433,640 13.0 2007 266 444,480 13.4
Position in January each year Number of schools Number of pupils Percentage of pupils3 1997 6 12,650 0.4 1999 6 12,790 0.4 2000 7 14,900 0.5 2002 13 27,990 0.9 2005 20 43,240 1.3 2006 21 45,090 1.3 2007 22 47,540 1.4
Position in January each year Number of schools Number of pupils Percentage of pupils3 1997 3,584 3,056,870 100.0 1999 3,575 3,138,090 100.0 2000 3,565 3,198,410 100.0 2002 3,471 3,280,250 100.0 2005 3,416 3,347,680 100.0 2006 3,405 3,344,490 100.0 2007 3,399 3,321,530 100.0 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Based on a headcount of pupils. Excludes dually registered pupils. 3 The number of pupils by size band of schools expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in maintained secondary schools, city technology colleges and academies. Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census