The numbers of Primary Schools closed in England in each of the last 10 years are given in the table.
Close date Middle deemed primary Primary Grand total 1997 4 168 172 1998 3 171 174 1999 3 194 197 2000 6 182 188 2001 4 244 248 2002 3 223 226 2003 0 207 207 2004 9 219 228 2005 5 241 246 2006 2 246 248 2007 13 279 292 Grand total 52 2,374 2,426
Schools can be closed for a number of reasons including: to meet demographic changes (population decline); as part of an amalgamation; to allow a Fresh Start school to replace a school in special measures; to allow a school with a religious character to replace a school without a religious character; or as part of another type of local reorganisation.