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'2 Children registered and providers by provider type' from 'Education provision: children under 5 years of age'

• Created: 31 July 2023

'2 Children registered and providers by provider type' for 2-year-olds, Special schools, State-funded nursery schools, State-funded primary schools and State-funded secondary schools in England between 2018 and 2023

		Number of registered children						Number of providers
		2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total		154,962	148,751	143,439	124,543	135,410	124,211	22,727	22,637	22,475	21,856	22,074	20,991
State-funded schools	Total	20,159	20,237	19,946	16,911	19,621	18,858	1,601	1,662	1,734	1,742	1,897	1,905
	State-funded nursery schools	7,505	7,498	7,383	6,071	6,986	6,604	292	299	305	306	314	316
	State-funded primary schools	12,295	12,414	12,304	10,678	12,400	12,056	1,222	1,282	1,359	1,384	1,531	1,546
	State-funded secondary schools	239	196	153	101	170	151	15	17	12	13	15	15
	Special schools	120	129	106	61	65	47	72	64	58	39	37	28

Footnotes

1. Children who split their entitlement across more than one private, voluntary or independent provider are only counted at the provider where they spend the majority of their time.
2. Some state-funded nursery schools have a reception class and/or some children may continue to attend their state-funded nursery school in reception year until they are ready for primary school.

Source: Education provision: children under 5 years of age, 2 Children registered and providers by provider type

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