English Schools in 2010 (Part 2 – Secondary)

On May 13^th The DFE published the provisional results of the English 2010 School Census. It’s encouraging to see these statistics published as it sets a benchmark for the new government’s education policies.

If you want to see the detail of these numbers then go to: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000925/index.shtml

Secondary Schools

• There are approximately 3,250,000 students in 3127 Secondary schools, 202 Academies (0 in 2000) and 3 CTCs.

• The average class size is 20.5 students.

• 18.5%% of Secondary schools are religious (all faiths but 22% of Academies are religious)

• More than half of all Secondary schools have less than 1000 students.

• 4.4% of Secondary students are Black.

• 377,000 Secondary students have English as a second language.

• 477,750 Secondary children are considered to be Gifted and Talented. You are more likely to be considered “Gifted and Talented” at secondary school if you are of mixed race than if you are white.

• Chinese students are three times as likely to be Gifted and Talented as Asian children.

• There are 68,000 students in mainstream Secondary schools that are considered to have moderate learning difficulties (MLD).

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