The information is as follows.
Type of establishment Middle deemed primary Middle deemed secondary Primary Grand total Community 20 3 9,307 9,330 Foundation — — 326 326 Voluntary aided 8 — 3,550 3,558 Voluntary controlled 4 — 2,392 2,396 Grand total 32 3 15,575 15,610 Note: This answer includes schools whose age range covers the following: Middle deemed primary includes ages 3-16, 4-12, and 5-12. Middle deemed secondary includes ages 3-18 and 4 to 18 years old. Primary includes all ages from 2 to 11 years old. Source: EduBase 2
The Department does not make projections for pupil numbers by key stages directly, but by age instead. Key stage 1 would normally include those pupils aged five and six as at 31 August in the previous academic year.
The Department’s current projections for the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) pupils aged five and six in maintained primary and other schools in England are shown as follows:
Projected (thousands) Age at previous 31 August 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total pupils aged 5 and 6 1,153 1,193 1,222 1,248 1,291 1,322 1,335 1,353 1,366 Maintained primary schools 1,084 1,121 1,149 1,174 1,213 1,241 1,253 1,270 1,283 Other schools 3 69 72 74 75 78 80 81 82 83 1 Full-time equivalents, counting each part-time pupil as 0.5. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest one thousand. 2 Experience has shown that totals in maintained primary schools are usually within ±0.2 per cent. for the first projected year. There is less certainty in the longer term. Factors which contribute to differences between projections and outturn data include the underlying population trends, participation among under fives and variations of proportions attending independent schools. Projections are increasing in uncertainty. 3 Includes numbers of pupils in academies, special schools, pupil referral units and independent schools.
Updated projections for the number of pupils in maintained primary and other schools are due to be published in the Departmental Annual Report on 8 June 2009. These will take into account the provisional School Census figures for January 2009. Projections are not shown beyond 2017 because of the increasing degree of uncertainty over time.