In the United Kingdom, there were were 4,204 secondary schools in the 2021/22 academic year compared with 4,121 in the 2010/11 academic year. In the provided time period, the number of secondary schools in the UK has fluctuated between a low of 4,072 schools in 2011/12 and a high of 4,204 schools in the most recent year.
Number of secondary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2021/22
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UK Department for Education. (November 17, 2022). Number of secondary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283001/secondary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Department for Education. "Number of secondary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2021/22." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283001/secondary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Department for Education. (2022). Number of secondary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283001/secondary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Department for Education. "Number of Secondary Schools in The United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283001/secondary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
UK Department for Education, Number of secondary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283001/secondary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited September 25, 2023)
Number of secondary schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2021/22 [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283001/secondary-schools-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/